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'''Drone [[war]]fare''' consists of the use of [[Drone|unmanned aircraft]] to destroy targets without the benefit of on-site human decision-making and discretion.
'''Drone [[war]]fare''' consists of the use of [[Drone|unmanned aircraft]] to destroy targets without the benefit of on-site human decision-making and discretion.
The [[2024 NATO invasion of Kursk]] initially succeeded with the help of an [[electronic warfare]] blitz that blinded [[Russia]]'s reconnaissance drones and knocked their FPVs out of the sky. Russia struck back with new drones guided by a fiber optic cable, immune to [[radio]] jamming. This was the first time such [[weapon]]s were used in combat. Wire-guided [[missile]]s like TOW or the Javelin have used copper wire to carry control signals for decades. More recently, fiber-optic cables have been used to carry [[video]] signals for the long-range version of the [[Israel]]i Spike anti-tank missile, but fiber optics have not been used previously in attack drones. And while Spike-LR costs over $200k a shot, these new Russian attack drones are about 1/100 as much.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/08/20/russia-launches-new-drone-weapons-against-kursk-offensive/ Russia Launches New Drone Weapons Against Kursk Offensive], David Hambling, ''[[Forbes]]'', Aug 20, 2024. </ref>
The [[2024 NATO invasion of Kursk]] initially succeeded with the help of an [[electronic warfare]] blitz that blinded [[Russia]]'s reconnaissance drones and knocked their FPVs (First Person View) out of the sky. Russia struck back with new drones guided by a fiber optic cable, immune to [[radio]] jamming. This was the first time such [[weapon]]s were used in combat. Wire-guided [[missile]]s like TOW or the Javelin have used copper wire to carry control signals for decades. More recently, fiber-optic cables have been used to carry [[video]] signals for the long-range version of the [[Israel]]i Spike anti-tank missile, but fiber optics have not been used previously in attack drones. And while Spike-LR costs over $200k a shot, these new Russian attack drones are about 1/100 as much.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/08/20/russia-launches-new-drone-weapons-against-kursk-offensive/ Russia Launches New Drone Weapons Against Kursk Offensive], David Hambling, ''[[Forbes]]'', Aug 20, 2024. </ref>
==Technological advances==
Since 2023, FPV drones evolved from homemade projects to full-fledged strike systems with [[artificial intelligence]]. The scope of use is growing, even to the point of being used as makeshift air defense.
Destroying "wings" with FPV drones is not a simple task and requires a certain level of organization with detection assets. However, with the proper means, [[reconnaissance]] drones can be shot down, saving much more expensive surface-to-air [[missile]]s and not revealing the positions of air defense systems.
==Project Maven==
==Project Maven==