A startup in Western Ukraine has developed an anti-drone gun it says can drop Russian craft over two miles away, making the locally produced device a potentially lifesaving defense asset for troops battling repurposed Russian consumer UAVs.

Kvertus Technology is the company behind the Antidron KVS G-6 anti-drone system that company technology director Yaroslav Filimonov says has already been delivered to Ukraine forces fighting invading Russian soldiers. Unlike more complex platforms that use microwave or even laser emissions to fry hostile aerial craft, the Antidron KVS G-6 relies on radio waves to jam UAVs’ internal communications components, essentially stranding the craft until Ukraine troops can capture it.

“We are not damaging the drone, (but) with communication lost, it just loses coordination and doesn’t know where to go,” Filimonov said in a Radio Free Europe video report that provided details about invention. “The drone lands where it…

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Source: dronedj.com