The US tested a drone that is not afraid of electronic warfare

The US Navy has completed a two-week experiment testing various aerial and surface unmanned aerial vehicles. During the Silent Swarm 25 exercise, specialists tested a drone that received signals from an operator via a fiber-optic cable. This is reported by Defence Blog.

It is not yet known what results have been achieved. However, it is clear that the US is closely monitoring new drone technologies and plans to integrate them into weapons systems.

Fiber-optic drones have been in use in Ukraine for some time, with the first drone of this type being a Russian drone in 2024. The drone was used to attack Ukrainian logistics systems and frontline positions. In response, Ukraine later launched its own fiber-optic drones.

The advantage of such a drone is obvious - it cannot be neutralized using electronic warfare, since such a drone does not use radio communication.

However, this is also a disadvantage, as such drones can only fly where there are no obstacles that could disable the fiber-optic cable. The consequence of this is that these will be exclusively disposable kamikaze drones, as winding the cable into a coil in the field is extremely difficult.

Earlier, the US reported that it was resuming development of a new missile for the Patriot, which was closed during the time of former US President Joe Biden.