Cheap kamikaze drones have loose wires on the front. When the wires touch, like when they collide with an object in front of them, it completes a circuit that detonates the payload.
A wide conductive screen mesh on the back of an interceptor drone seems like a cheap, simple countermeasure.
I don't think the interceptor is expected to survive a successful interception. In the case of a miss, it will be reusable tho, unlike other defense munitions. If any parts of either drone survive, they'll fall in defender controlled territory, and be available to be fed back into the drone manufacture supply chain.
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According to the original telegram source, it is for defense:
Захист мавіку від ворожих сіткометів та ударів зверху
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Protecting the mavic from enemy net-squads and overhead attacks
Makes no sense against shrapnel, but they are using a lot of different interception techniques. I've seen physical impact, nets and dangling wires so far. And against these type of attacks such a cope cage style defense might actually work.
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I somehow doubt that this actually protects against kamikaze attacks, but it might prevent the attacker from "saving" it's drone.
I think it will help attacking other drones by getting them entangled, instead of just hoping theirs broke more than yours.
Cheap hardware solution for a software problem.
How is this a software problem?
I’m not aware of any drones equipped with top/rear facing cameras to detect attackers.
Cheap kamikaze drones have loose wires on the front. When the wires touch, like when they collide with an object in front of them, it completes a circuit that detonates the payload.
A wide conductive screen mesh on the back of an interceptor drone seems like a cheap, simple countermeasure.
I’m not sure a cope cage is going to save the propellers from shrapnel.
I don't think the interceptor is expected to survive a successful interception. In the case of a miss, it will be reusable tho, unlike other defense munitions. If any parts of either drone survive, they'll fall in defender controlled territory, and be available to be fed back into the drone manufacture supply chain.
So how is this mesh helping in any way?
If it misses, it still misses. If it takes a hit, it still goes down.
The mesh increases the 'hit box' of the interceptor. It's conductive, so it is more likely to trigger the kamikaze than a normal in-air collision.
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According to the original telegram source, it is for defense:
deepl.com:
Makes no sense against shrapnel, but they are using a lot of different interception techniques. I've seen physical impact, nets and dangling wires so far. And against these type of attacks such a cope cage style defense might actually work.
Oh, I assumed the mesh was for defense. Thanks 👍