In recent years, Russia has formally established the first dedicated anti-drone force, and the United States has also made great moves in the construction of anti-drone forces. What are the characteristics of anti-drone tactics, and what are the strengths of anti-drone troops and drone jammer in the world?
The drone is short for "unmanned aircraft". Defined as an aircraft that does not carry people, but is operated by radio remote control or self-provided procedures. Unmanned aerial vehicles have been developed since the beginning of the 20th century and are now widely used around the world. Not only do the armies of major countries have special military drones attached, but also civilian players are everywhere. Of course, the drone is only the aircraft itself without manned, and its flight behavior is likely to be controlled by someone. In the military field, UAVs have many uses, such as target aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, decoy aircraft, electronic countermeasure aircraft, attack aircraft, and can also be used for target identification, air communication relay, anti-submarine, artillery fire correction, and remote high-altitude atmosphere measurement, etc.
UAVs were first put into use in World War II, and the Vietnam War and the Middle East War have all made contributions. In the Gulf War in 1991, the multinational force led by the United States used a large number of UAVs to complete the tasks of battlefield reconnaissance, artillery calibration, communication relay, and electronic countermeasures. During the Kosovo War in 1999, the U.S. military dispatched Predator and other drones to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance. In the 21st century, drones have become a weapon of asymmetric warfare. In the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places, the United States used drones to attack hundreds of sorties. In October 2001, the Predator-B drone used a missile to destroy a Taliban tank, and also guided the F-15 to kill it. A senior officer under bin Laden. Taliban leader Osama was also nearly killed by predators. In the Iraq War, the "Global Hawk" drone alone performed 15 combat missions, helping the U.S. military destroy 13 Iraqi surface-to-air missile companies, 50 surface-to-air missile launchers, 70 surface-to-air missile transport vehicles, 300 SAM boxes, and 300 tanks.
Compared with manned aircraft, military drones have irreplaceable advantages. First, reduce casualties. Secondly, from the design of the aircraft itself, the drone does not have a human pilot, minus the cockpit and its associated facilities such as oxygen, temperature adjustment, life-saving systems, etc., which greatly reduces the load of the aircraft, making the drone relatively manned. , the body is lighter and more flexible, which can achieve higher mobility. Also, because drones do not need to consider the safety of human beings, they are suitable for fighting in more sinister environments, and they can also reach environments with thinner oxygen, and colder or hotter temperatures. Drones can also stay in the air much longer than manned aircraft. All of these have brought many difficulties to the drone shield. After all, enemies are smaller in size, harder to spot and attack, and more pervasive in space.
In addition, the threshold for the use of drones is lower, and the expansion of new types is much easier than developing a new ordinary fighter. The U.S. military has both the "Global Hawk", a large UAV with a wingspan of 35 meters and a weight of more than 10 tons, as well as small and miniaturized UAVs, such as the "Big Crow" with a wingspan of about 1.3 meters and a weight of 2.72 kg, which can be directly Throw it off with your hands like a paper plane. Even civilian militants can buy inexpensive civilian drones and use them for reconnaissance and attack after a little modification. On the battlefield in Syria, the armed forces have used drones many times. It also makes counter-drone opponents more elusive. Especially for some light and micro drones, the size of the reflector on the radar is even smaller than that of birds, and they simply come and go without a trace.
