The United States and other countries are really interested in Ukrainian anti-aircraft drones, as well as in the experience of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in combating russia’s Iranian-made long-range strike UAVs of the Shahed type. In view of this, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ordered to send Ukrainian specialists to the Middle East, as well as the necessary means to support partners, and also expressed readiness to exchange anti-aircraft drones for missiles for Patriot SAM systems.
Potential cooperation in the issue of intercepting Iranian unmanned systems is currently being discussed by representatives of Ukraine, the U.S. and Qatar, as reported by Reuters. At the same time, the parties are discussing various areas of cooperation.
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In addition to interceptor drones and electronic warfare equipment, the United States and Qatar have also shown interest in Ukrainian acoustic systems for detecting long-range strike drones. At the same time, it is noted that the international media bureau of Qatar and the Pentagon have not provided their comments on the possible cooperation with Ukraine.
Ukraine does have both experience in creating and effectively operating such drone detection equipment, and as a first example, we can mention systems by the Zvook company, which can detect not only drones, but cruise missiles too.
The Zvook company offers both network acoustic sensors installed throughout the country and portable sensors for personnel. In the case of protecting large territories, such sensors are installed on cell towers and combined into a single network, while a high level of target identification is provided by signal processing algorithms and an accumulated sound database. It was reported earlier that NATO was interested in Zvook systems.
A similar development was developed by the ARes company, which can detect both Shahed-type UAVs and FPV drones using sound waves/ The system exists in two formats: full-size one – for mobile fire groups and compact – for ground robotic systems. This system is capable of detecting Shahed-type strike drones at a distance of 5 km, FPV drones - 200-300 m. A full-size system costs just about 10 thousand US dollars, the price may be lower in the case of mass production.
We can also mention the Fenek acoustic detection system, which is designed to detect both air threats, including helicopters (Fenek Air Defence), and ground threats (Fenek Border Defence). It can automatically determine the type, speed and coordinates of the target and track it within the operational range in real time.
Ukraine really has something to offer the U.S. as well as other countries that feel the need to protect their territory from strike UAVs, and it is worth talking not about individual means, but about complex solutions, including many years of experience of the defenders of Ukraine in confronting russian long-range strike UAVs.
Defense Express reported earlier on How Ukraine Was Countering Massive Shahed Attacks. We also wrote that Ukrainian Naval Aviation Helicopter Downed Eight Shahed and Gerbera Drones Over Sea
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