balloons, a new solution to the ukrainian-russian conflict drone battle
2024-09-06
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the various equipment used for drone attack and defense has become a hot word in the russia-ukraine conflict. according to an article on the us "war zone" website on september 3, ukraine has added a new option to deal with enemy drones: balloons (aerostats).
the war zone article titled "balloon-borne sensors that can pinpoint drone operators appear in ukraine" states that ukraine's kvertus company has developed a balloon-borne electronic surveillance system designed to monitor and target enemy drone operators. although the specific technical status of the system, called aero azimuth, is unclear, its launch indicates a renewed interest in sensors mounted on aerostats.
the report said that although the electronic surveillance system has appeared in the form of ground deployment, this seems to be the first aerial application, which uses an aerostat from another ukrainian company. the aero azimuth system also includes a trailer with a winch for launching and recovering balloons, an inflation system, etc. according to kvertus, the system was developed to meet the urgent needs of the ukrainian army, by monitoring the signals of russian drone operators within a range of about 15 kilometers, and then providing early warning of russian drone activities to the ukrainian strike forces. a kvertus spokesman said that by deploying the electronic surveillance system on an aerostat, the detection range can be extended to 60 kilometers. the specific time for the aero azimuth system to stay in the air has not yet been announced, but its helium aerostat is said to be able to stay in the air for 7 days and can carry a payload weighing about 25 kilograms.
the war zone said that the aero azimuth system has the advantage of providing continuous coverage over a relatively wide area and is quite cheap to purchase. when it forms an electronic surveillance network with other sensors on the ground, even if a single sensor is destroyed, the loss is relatively limited. in this way, it is possible to track and locate russian drone operators or battlefield command posts that may be responsible for dozens or even more drones. if the continued presence of aero azimuth can force russian drone operators to change their tactics and stay away from the battlefield, it can reduce the russian combat efficiency and may cause them to rely on airborne relay systems. in order to avoid exposing their positions, russian drone operators may also limit the flight time of their own drones and communications with drones, further reducing the combat effectiveness of russian drones.
the us media also admitted that it is impossible to determine whether the ukrainian army has deployed the aero azimuth system on the battlefield at this stage. however, there are reports that the ukrainian company's aerostats have been used in battlefield reconnaissance, signal relay, drone control and other fields.
the use of balloons for reconnaissance and surveillance is not unique to the ukrainian army. foreign media have reported many times before that the russian army used balloons equipped with radar and surveillance equipment in the russian-ukrainian conflict. this technology was also used to monitor the dynamics of the border between russia and nato countries. (zhang xiang)▲#deep good articles project#
