Meanwhile, Pavlovskyi had been working on a far simpler device. Initially, he dismissed it as unpromising, but this cost-effective device is now in use against Russian reconnaissance and FPV drones as well as ambush UAVs – those the Russians leave on standby along roads, waiting for targets.

The product, called Aero Trawl, does more than shoot down Russian UAVs – it enables their capture and transfer to Ukrainian intelligence.

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[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s a net. They zip tie a net to a drone. It costs about $18.50.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

There's a similar niche of products that shoot nets down below. That way you can carry several charges but can't transport captured drones, unless you've got someone on the ground.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s pretty slick! Cheap too so will definitely be a boon.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They need to mass produce it before it can be a boon.all the while hoping there isn't a counter developed. I wish them luck ot this hard problem

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Can't counter physics I'm afraid. Kinetic interception is the drone endgame