Solutions to win: Ukrainian developers create sensors to detect Russian troops and drones on front line
Safran's Euroflir 410 electro-optical system. Photo source: EDR Magazine / P. Valpolini
With support from Brave1 cluster grant programs, Ukrainian developers are working on various types of sensors that can automatically detect Russian troops, drones, and other threats on the front line. The new systems are expected to reduce the burden on soldiers and speed up decision-making for targeting.
Brave1 head Andrii Hrytseniuk said, according to Militarnyi and Rubryka, that improving the effectiveness of military personnel requires maximum automation of processes, especially those carried out directly on the front line.
In this regard, Brave1 is working with several Ukrainian manufacturers to create new sensor systems.
"Sensors of various types: seismic, acoustic, electro-optical, and various technologies that will make it possible to detect the movement of the enemy, drones, and other things, and transmit this information for decision-making and the destruction of these targets," Hrytseniuk said.
The head of Brave1 stressed that soldiers on the front line currently spend a significant amount of time detecting the enemy and transmitting the relevant information. The new systems are designed to automate these processes and increase response speed.
Earlier, Ukrainian FENEK acoustic systems gained the ability to detect Shahed-type attack drones, cruise missiles, and fiber-optic drones.
The key feature of FENEK is its passive operating principle. The system:
- Does not emit signals, but only analyzes ambient sounds, making it invisible to electronic warfare systems
- Determines the direction of a target based on the difference in the time it takes sound to reach several microphones
FENEK can detect Shahed-type drones at up to 3 kilometers and cruise missiles at up to 5 kilometers. Its effectiveness against fiber-optic-controlled drones is emphasized separately, as such drones do not emit radio signals and remain invisible to electronic intelligence and electronic warfare systems.
Background
It should be noted that MIKSSTIL LLC, operating under the PARASOL brand and participating in the Brave1 cluster, successfully completed NATO-standard codification for its new electronic warfare system, PARASOL 03.
Also, at the Ukrainian Technological Forces forum, defense technology manufacturer Piranha Tech presented a new modular electronic warfare system, DF-3, designed to counter enemy reconnaissance drones and attack Mavics.
