Drone against drone in several ways
Drones are the means to fight drones.On the front lines of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, drones have always been an effective aerial threat. In order to defend against air attacks, some unusual inventions are sometimes produced, which innovate the tactics of defeating the enemy in actual combat, and push the application of drones to a new height, subverting the traditional man-machine air combat mode.
On August 6, 2024, the Ukrainian army invaded the Kursk region of Russia, and the two sides launched fierce offensive and defensive battles. On August 9, the Ukrainian military posted a video on social media showing that the Ukrainian side used a "first-person perspective" suicide drone to successfully hit the tail rotor of the Russian Mi-28 gunship, which then quickly lost its balance and went straight down. This marks that the UAV can not only carry out ground attack tasks, but also has the initial ability to attack helicopters in flight.
In order to defend against drone attacks, following the installation of anti-drone systems on the top of main battle tanks, the Russian army has also begun to equip light vehicles with metal anti-drone cages. On June 6 this year, a video released by the drone team of Ukraine's 81st Air Mobile Brigade showed that a Ukrainian army "first person perspective" (FPV) drone approached a Russian army modified motorcycle from behind, and then exploded, and a Russian army successfully fled the scene of the explosion. It was the anti-drone device on the light vehicle that saved his life. However, it was not immediately clear how many people were on board because the tarps on the bus obscured the view. Russian military bloggers have previously published reports of light vehicles armed with anti-drone cages.

Due to the strong ability of small UAVs to break through urban security and monitoring facilities, especially with the advantage that it is difficult to be found in ultra-low altitude flight in densely populated airspace, coupled with the recent outbreak of UAVs in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine conflicts, it has posed a relatively great threat to the peacetime airspace security and wartime defense deployment of countries. Drone strikes Drone tactics have also emerged.
Drone strikes Drones typically employ the following tactics:
One is the drone directly colliding with the incoming drone. On June 9 this year, the Russian military drone unit released a video of its drones fighting on the front line: After spotting a Ukrainian four-axis drone in the air, the Russian drone flew to the Ukrainian drone right above it and dropped a small bomb to accurately "smash" it. But such incidents are rare.
A video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on July 14 showed that a Russian drone operator had detected a Ukrainian "Babayaga" 6-rotor UAV in the air that was flying in the direction of the Russian military position, and after assessment, the Russian drone operator crashed into the Ukrainian drone with the Russian military's "first-person perspective" function, causing it to crash.
The second is the use of airborne weapons to attack incoming drones. In the future, highly intelligent drones will not only be able to mount bombs, but also use small weapons on board to attack incoming drones.
The third is to use man-machine to launch infrared jamming bombs in the direction of the enemy UAV and the surrounding airspace. Jamming bomb is used to trick the enemy infrared guided weapon from the real target equipment, with high temperature infrared radiation bomb, also known as infrared jamming bomb. Russian Su-34 and Su-35 fighters flew several times close to the MQ9 Reaper drone, firing infrared jamming bombs and spraying fuel mist directly at the MQ-9, forcing it to change course or make a forced landing. Most of the infrared decoy bombs are projectile combustion, and the smoke agent inside is the mixture of magnesium powder, nitrocellulose and polytetrafluoroethylene. During combustion, strong infrared radiation can be generated in the 1~3 micron and 3~5 micron band range of the infrared homing device. If the metal chaff is thrown over the enemy drone or in the direction of flight, it can not work properly and deviate from the intended direction of attack.

The fourth is to use electronic warfare drones to interfere with enemy drones. In December 2011, the always mysterious US military RQ170 "Sentinel" stealth drone broke out of the cold, and was captured by the Iraqi army during a secret mission. Later, Russia announced the details of the capture, RQ-170 stealth UAV was not shot down by the Iraqi air defense weapons, but was "forced to land" under the interference of the Russian-made electronic warfare system equipped by the Iraqi army.
Russia has provided Iran with a new batch of electronic warfare equipment, which is mainly used to detect electromagnetic radiation generated by airborne radar and guidance radar equipment on air-to-ground weapons, and has the ability to hack into wireless communication lines that control drones, thereby interfering with remote control of such equipment. On December 4, 2012, the Iranian military announced that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards had captured a U.S. aircraft in the Gulf
Military "scan Eagle" drone, and released the relevant video. Shortly after the news was sent, Reuters pointed out that Iran did not elaborate on the time, method, and specific location of the capture, but the report stressed that "Iran may use electronic jamming technology to capture a US drone." It can be seen that the use of electronic warfare UAVs can conduct long-range electronic interference on enemy UAVs, block the connection between enemy UAVs and satellites, and make them unable to locate or deviate from the course; It can also interrupt the communication link between the enemy UAV and the rear, so that the enemy UAV can drift out of control or even crash.
Fifth, drones temporarily set up "aerial minefields" for enemy drones. According to the location of the UAV base and important defense targets, the main direction and timing of the enemy UAV's dispatch are determined in advance, and according to its activity height and detection ability, the UAV is used to temporarily set up blocking balloons, parachute cable, and throw airborne lightning bombs over its possible activity airspace to block the airway of the UAV; Or through the drone to lay lightning barriers and rockets to shoot mines, smoke cans, steel balls, etc., to the enemy drone to lay "air traps."
The Russian military has developed an anti-drone device nicknamed the "flying net", consisting of simple woven nets and small drones. In use, the Russian drone will be woven net hanging below the body, and the enemy drone has been detected by the Russian military, and then use the woven net to intercept and "capture" the enemy drone in the air, so as to achieve the interception effect. The system is inexpensive and easy to assemble, but it can be effective in intercepting small drones. In addition, the United States has deployed several smoke shield weapons, including the M56/M56E Coyote smoke shield system, the M58 Coyote Smoke shield system, the M157/M157A2 Lynx smoke shield system, and the M157/M157A2 smoke shield system, which produce a vapor-like petroleum distillation agent to produce a stable petroleum cloud. It can mask the UAV electromagnetic tracking and targeting system, and disable its sensors working in the near, middle and far infrared bands.