Changing the Way of War With C-UAS
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a massive opportunity for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to take the front line in modern warfare. Despite the early skepticism, drones bring air superiority over Russia by strengthening Ukraine’s air defence systems and providing electronic warfare countermeasures. The latter is particularly crucial in the sense of embracing new technology provided by NATO. This includes understanding the importance of counterdrone protection and the relationship between operators and unmanned systems. Russia’s failure to follow the development of drone defence and understand how drone warfare works are proven fatal. One of Russia’s biggest losses is the sinking of its flagship to Ukraine’s artillery strikes, an attack that Russia failed to anticipate due to its inferior counterdrone protection systems. Russie also failed to equip its vehicles with counterdrone protection or electronic warfare protection, allowing Ukrainian drones to fly ...