Model · Tactical drones
Fibre-optic FPV drones
Fibre-optic FPV drones trail a cable behind them, so electronic warfare cannot jam them. What this threat is and how it differs from ordinary FPV drones.
- Speed
- 100–140 km/h
- Warhead
- 2.2 kg
- Cost
- no open data
According to open sources; claimed and real figures may differ, and modifications may have others.
What it is
An FPV drone controlled not by a radio signal but through a thin fibre-optic cable that unwinds from a spool in flight. Its main advantage, according to Defense Express, is resistance to electronic warfare: there is simply nothing to jam.
The cable limits speed and manoeuvrability, and the spool adds weight, but the range is already measured in tens of kilometres: one of the examples shown carries 20 km of cable.
What it means for you
The usual protection, “the jammer is on”, does not work against such a drone. If your community warns about “fibre-optic” drones, rely on shelter and a roof over your head, not on equipment.
Specifications
What to do
- 1When you hear the “Air raid alert!” signal, go to the nearest shelter at once. Find out in advance where it is near your home and work.
- 2If you cannot reach a shelter, move to a room without windows and follow the “two walls” rule.
- 3Agree with your family on what to do and where to meet if the phone network or the power goes down.
A marker on our map may appear late or not at all. Go by the siren, not by the map.
State Emergency Service of Ukraine. What to do when the “Air raid alert!” signal sounds (in Ukrainian)checked 2 Oct 2026
How it looks on our map
Movement
No course
Marker lives
3–8 min
- The marker does not rotate: for this type the map shows no course.
- If there are no new reports about the target, the marker closes after 3–8 min.
Sources
- 1checked 2 Oct 2026
Defense Express
Fibre-optic FPV drones: a hopeless dead end, a stopgap or a new round of technologychecked 2 Oct 2026 - 2checked 2 Oct 2026