The new version of the Ptitselov drone detector has added the function of intercepting video from UAVs.

In the new version of the Ptitselov-2 drone detector, the developers have added the function of intercepting video from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the enemy. This will allow Russian fighters to track where and where the enemy drone is flying from and, accordingly, more successfully counteract the enemy. The detector is completely assembled from domestic components. Last year, its first version was adopted by the Russian Defense Ministry.

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It will connect dozens and hundreds of electronic intelligence systems into a single circuit.

The Russian Armed Forces have similar systems in service for intercepting video signals from drones, but they are much larger and stationary. And the Ptitselov-2 is compact, slightly larger than the usual smartphone, military expert Dmitry Kornev noted in a conversation with Izvestia.

"We need to widely implement and use these solutions, because they allow us to fight the enemy's FPV drones. But only until the enemy finds a way around and rebuilds the work of their drones. One of them is the transition to fiber-optic signal transmission, in which case it is impossible to interfere and intercept the signal. But counteraction systems need to be implemented in real life as quickly as possible, because while the enemy is swinging, they will have time to work," he said.

As Klim Dmitriev, a veteran of the electronic warfare forces of the Russian Armed Forces, explained to Izvestia, drone detectors are highly likely to solve the problem of timely detection of enemy drones. Unfortunately, there is no 100% guarantee of detecting a drone.

"The main advantage of this device is the ability to connect a large—screen TV. So, after intercepting the video, the fighters can use such a TV picture to examine the details of the area and determine where the drone is currently flying, what its approximate task is, and they can try to track its operator," he summed up.

The developers have integrated a decoder for the inverted video signal into the Ptitselov-2. Thus, even our fighters will be able to crack the encrypted video stream and see the picture from the enemy's UAV.

Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:

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