Drone pilots run into a problem while trying to spot Russian troops

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Published 2022-08-03
Hidden under the trees is a Ukrainian drone team, spying on Russian positions. Drones are used to mark the target for artillery strikes, but they are not immune to Russian signal jamming. CNN's Nic Robertson takes a look at some of the high-tech combat tools being used in the Ukraine-Russia war. #CNN #News
All Comments (21)
  • @Tehui1974
    "How does that feel?" "How scary?" - what dumb questions. What do you expect him to say? "It feels great'?
  • @speedy_comet
    "But you keep doing it, why?" Are you serious? What kind of question is that?
  • @thanewalton6740
    Winter is going to change things a lot, hard to keep things hidden!
  • @rickylawrence9537
    They need to have at least one person in a group to carry a listening device with a high gain microphone on it. It can pick up a high pitch noise like a drone makes before you ever see the drone.
  • @nathanallwood3487
    Really hitting those hard hitting journalist questions. " Are you scared ?" 🙄 Terrible job
  • @CinePhil101
    1:04 The way that drone launched reminded me of my first date...
  • @AG-le3ee
    You can clearly see the aileron on the right wing is facing up, and left aileron is down before he even throws it. The operator didn't check the trimming or was pushing the stick without realising.
  • @annndddrre
    The one time they have a global audience and they fly the drone directly into the trees... :) Still, good luck to them on other missions!
  • @chitownracing
    Why throw it at the trees 🤦‍♂️ they had an open field right there.
  • @henryairconcepts2999
    Powerful motor, so it’s torque rolling. Looks like he needs more practice to fly RC planes
  • @paulaitix77
    when he released the drone and it went it into the trees it was just like pee wee herman driving through that billboard
  • @paullangton-rogers2390
    The Russian's are probably jamming a frequency range which the drones use to communicate on which means the Russian's must be fairly close by to do that presumeably as the communication range of these budget drones is fairly limited. The solution is to discover what type of jamming tech the Russian's are using and develop counter-measures. It could be as simple as changing the frequency of Ukraine's drones on each flight outside of the Russian frequency blocking range, or maybe focusing on locating the Russian frequency jamming positions and taking them out with artillery, missiles or air power. I expect the Russian's are shadowing Ukraine's drone positions by using their own drones to decide how near they need to position their jamming vehicles and which frequencies they need to jam.
  • @kgb1632
    First it was jamming radio now it’s jamming high tech drones. Wow
  • @michaelkimber6203
    What ridiculous questions your reporter asks the young drone pilot. Almost comic book. Interesting piece in all other respects đź‘Ť
  • @curtismes
    scary...how scary?...very scary....great journalism
  • @guyb7995
    I am still surprised militaries don't have a broader array of Switchable 300 size/style weapons with radio wave /sensors seekers to hunt down jamming equipment. Triangulation should be able to get you in the right vicinity of the jammer (the large truck style jammers, not the man portable ones). Jammers work by emitting larger power outputs of radio frequencies so its not like they can hide from detection. Think HARM missile but as an autonomous drone for radio wave jammers. Give it inertial guidance and allowed operational areas to ensure it doesn't circle back onto your own gear.