2023-12-07 13:06:45
08:29: The drone, an ever more formidable beast of war with technological innovation
With a virtual reality headset on his face, Ukrainian soldier Igor pilots his drone. Next to him, two masts topped with repeaters increase the range of his machine, and therefore the threat on the front line. “If we compare at the beginning [de la guerre]we have made a lot of progress,” says Igor, a 24-year-old volunteer, during the test in a field near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine.
“The efficiency of FPV drones (First person view in English, immersion piloting) has become much better, the flight too, we can fly at a greater distance, and better use the ammunition carried,” adds the soldier. Its four-propeller aircraft is equipped with a front camera, the pilot of which sees live images as if he were on board. On the front, this type of device can either drop grenades and serve again, or explode with its charge on its target. Social networks abound with videos of such strikes, giving the viewer the impression of being on the scene themselves.
Another use is intelligence. The drone tracks the movements of the enemy who will become a target for another explosive device, artillery or tanks. Or it is used to coordinate infantry attacks. In nearly two years of war since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, drones of all types have imposed themselves on the battlefield, sparking an arms race, with both sides fearing them as much as using them .
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