So many fiber-optic drones are being used in Ukraine that they're covering the battlefield with their wires.NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images A new video shows how prolific jamming-resistant ...

Russia's newest drones appear to be guided by fiber-optic cables to prevent jamming and electronic warfare. The technology solves one of the war's more prevalent problems, but it's got downsides.

As both sides push drones deeper behind the front line, Russia’s new KVS may be an attempt to restore the reach of fiber ...

Russia is using fiber-optic cables to control some of its larger, fixed-wing strike drones, making them effectively immune to the electronic warfare interference that dominates the battlefield, a top ...

Ukraine is deploying fiber-optic drones connected by thin cables, which cannot be jammed by electronic warfare and provide a high-quality image feed. These drones can fly into areas where radio ...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps possesses first-person-view drones tethered to fiber optic cables that can't be ...

Russia’s state-controlled news agency TASS reported on March 31, 2026, that a fiber-optic naval drone system called “Skarlupa ...

Given the rapid pace of technological advancements on today’s battlefield (particularly in AI) understanding the capabilities of adaptive technologies and unmanned systems is imperative, especially ...

A new video shows how prolific jamming-resistant fiber-optic drones are becoming on the battlefields in Ukraine. There are wires scattered all over the place. On Friday, Ukraine's defense ministry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia has started using fiber-optic cables to fly its cheap fixed-wing "Molniya" strike drones. Fiber-optic cables have been used ...