Pixun Technologies is developing a solar-backlit monitor; they use... a Himawari 6-lens collector to pipe sunlight to the display via fiber optic cableshow more

The Russians are apparently developing a riverine USV with... fiber optic communication with the operator on land. The boat is intended for use as a kamikaze or carrier of radio FPVs. A protected, relatively heavy fiber cable quickly sinks to the bottom in shallow waters.show more

Both sides in the War in Ukraine are developing... carrier UGVs for bringing forward and launching FPVs. This is a Russian “Matka” UGV that is controlled by a fiber-optic cable (the FPVs are radio-controlled).show more

Video of a dog peeing on a Russian fiber... optic cable FPV waiting to conduct an ambush on a road.show more

10km of fiber optic cable is rewound onto a... Russian printed spool for FPVs. The new Chinese machine takes 100 minutes to rewind 20km. The 10 km spool is seen to weigh 1.35kg. 1/show more

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Footage taken by a Ukrainian servicemen shows the... amount of fiber optic cable wire along the battlefield. This video was reportedly taken in the Chernihiv region, far away from the Donbass. Even the scale of fiber optic drone usage here is massive.show more

A Russian fiber optic FPV deployed as a “waiter”... on a road is equipped with a second, rear-facing camera. Ukrainian ground units that have eliminated these ambush FPVs by approaching from the rear aspect to shoot the FPV or cut the fiber cable must be wary of this development.show more

A Ukrainian fighter filmed a Russian fiber-optic drone getting... caught in anti-drone nets. Such drones can’t be jammed by EW due to cable control, but the nets stopped it.show more

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 The video shows a Ukrainian FPV drone destroying... a Russian fiber-optic quadcopter using a specialized net-launching system. The drone fires a net that entangles the Russian quadcopter, causing it to lose control and crash. This method is particularly effective against fiber-optic drones, as they are largely immune to electronic warfare systems.show more

🔥 Footage of the combat use of the latest... weapons by the Ukrainian military A beam similar to a laser destroys the fiber-optic cables of the Russian troops, disrupting the work of the "waiting drones". The video, filmed by the occupiers' drone, distorts the appearance of the beam: due to the angle of the shooting, it appears spherical, since it shines from above on the fiber-optic cable, and does not pass through itshow more

Radio control of a UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is... literally its weak link because line of sight is difficult to maintain. Fiber optic cable on a spool now being used to control some FPV drones could solve this problem. It would also make the vehicle immune to jamming.show more

In a remote area of Sinaloa, members of La... Mayiza showcased an FPV drone equipped with a fiber optic module, claiming it belongs to “La Chapiza.” However, it may be linked to the CJNG–Chapiza alliance, though confirmation is uncertain. The drone, a 10-inch Mark4 V2, uses a fiber optic module for transmission via a thin cable instead of radio frequency, making it resistant to standard electronic countermeasures. While not invincible—shotguns or cable-cutting can disable it—this technology shifts the dynamics of confrontations between cartels and Mexican law enforcement. Initially, the video’s authenticity was questioned, but analysis by specialists (Pernicious Propaganda via X) found no evidence to dispute its legitimacy or that it was filmed in Mexico. This case highlights a trend: cartels are advancing technologically in a decentralized way. Skilled “drone pilots” innovate with advanced platforms like fiber optic-equipped drones, while others use less reliable, rudimentary versions. Such technology has been observed across regions like Veracruz, Guerrero, Michoacán, and Sinaloa, ranging from modified DJI Avata 2 drones to cutting-edge systems.show more

A fiber optic FPV from the Ukrainian company Ptashka... is equipped with a 50 km fiber coil. The big drone is flown 42 km before landing to wait in ambush for Russian vehicles.show more

The Chinese-Russian PGI Technology group is producing FPV drone... fiber optic spools up to 50km in length, for both internal and external unwinding of the optical fiber. The fiber apparently is wound using a special type of glue to hold the spool together.show more

A Ukrainian fiber-optic FPV drone flew right up to... the entrance of the occupiers' dugout in the Kursk region, but they got lucky—it failed to detonate.show more

Video of Russian Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky fiber optic cable... FPV strikes on a T-64BV tank. The video shows 5 FPV strikes on the tank and 2 that got stuck in the camouflage netting and failed to detonate.show more

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The production facility of fiber optic winding machines of... the Chinese-Russian collaboration PGI Technology. Fiber optic coils for FPVs of up to 50 km are apparently produced here, with a claimed monthly production capacity of 30,000 coils of 20 km each.show more

Drones are the biggest infantry-killers in the modern warfare.... They can sit and wait for their prey to arrive. This is a Russian fiber-optic FPV drone sitting on the ground and eliminated a Ukrainian soldier after he was spotted.show more