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Why are some HDMI cables insanely expensive? Turns out there is a distinct difference between a $20 cable from Walmart and a fiber optic HDMI. Rather than using copper wiring, fiber optic cables convert video signals into light pulses which improves quality and signal at long distances.

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China has raised prices of fiber optic cables, which are critical for drone control, by 2.5-4 times for Russian buyers, according to Russian media. At the beginning of 2025, G.652D fiber, used in telecommunications cables, cost 16 yuan ($2.33) per kilometer in China, and in January 2026, it already cost 40 yuan ($5.80) per km. In 2025, Russia purchased 10.5% of all fiber optics produced worldwide, although in previous years this figure never exceeded 1%. In absolute terms, Moscow purchased 60 million km of fiber optic cable last year. At present, Russia does not have its own fiber optic production, and the only enterprise, Optical Fiber Systems in Saransk, was shut down after a series of drone attacks in April-May 2025. 📹: A web of fiber optic cables from drones in the forests of the Kharkiv region
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China has raised prices of fiber optic cables, which are critical for drone control, by 2.5-4 times for Russian buyers, according to Russian media. At the beginning of 2025, G.652D fiber, used in telecommunications cables, cost 16 yuan ($2.33) per kilometer in China, and in January 2026, it already cost 40 yuan ($5.80) per km. In 2025, Russia purchased 10.5% of all fiber optics produced worldwide, although in previous years this figure never exceeded 1%. In absolute terms, Moscow purchased 60 million km of fiber optic cable last year. At present, Russia does not have its own fiber optic production, and the only enterprise, Optical Fiber Systems in Saransk, was shut down after a series of drone attacks in April-May 2025. 📹: A web of fiber optic cables from drones in the forests of the Kharkiv region

Anton Gerashchenko

230,476 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

Pure evil. The Russian military has officially released a video showing a drone attack using fiber-optic cables against the UN mission in Kherson. The Russians are not hiding it, they are war criminals, and anyone who wants to strike a deal with them is an accomplice to these crimes.
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Pure evil. The Russian military has officially released a video showing a drone attack using fiber-optic cables against the UN mission in Kherson. The Russians are not hiding it, they are war criminals, and anyone who wants to strike a deal with them is an accomplice to these crimes.

Serhii Sternenko

57,235 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Fields near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. Everything is covered with fiber optic cables, which have enveloped hundreds of hectares of Ukrainian land. In the sky, there are more drones than birds. The fields are polluted with chemicals from explosives and unexploded shells. Mines are flooded. Groundwater is contaminated. Cities are destroyed. This is what 'Russian liberation' looks like.
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Fields near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. Everything is covered with fiber optic cables, which have enveloped hundreds of hectares of Ukrainian land. In the sky, there are more drones than birds. The fields are polluted with chemicals from explosives and unexploded shells. Mines are flooded. Groundwater is contaminated. Cities are destroyed. This is what 'Russian liberation' looks like.

Anton Gerashchenko

133,829 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

HIGH-SPEED DEATH ON A LEASH Welcome to Lyman, Ukraine - where the streets are wrapped in fiber optic spaghetti. These aren’t internet cables. They’re the remnants of first-person-view (FPV) attack drones - the kind flown on a leash. Each drone is physically tethered to its operator with a thin fiber optic line, spooling out mid-flight. Once the drone hits its target (or gets blown up), the cable is left behind - and the result is a warzone covered in tech debris that looks like a giant spider went ballistic. Modern war: now featuring high-speed fiber... and zero cleanup. Source: Viral Maniacs
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HIGH-SPEED DEATH ON A LEASH Welcome to Lyman, Ukraine - where the streets are wrapped in fiber optic spaghetti. These aren’t internet cables. They’re the remnants of first-person-view (FPV) attack drones - the kind flown on a leash. Each drone is physically tethered to its operator with a thin fiber optic line, spooling out mid-flight. Once the drone hits its target (or gets blown up), the cable is left behind - and the result is a warzone covered in tech debris that looks like a giant spider went ballistic. Modern war: now featuring high-speed fiber... and zero cleanup. Source: Viral Maniacs

Mario Nawfal

459,665 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

SpaceX has built what could become a real backup to the entire internet. The current system still runs on an old, fragile network of copper wires and fiber optic cables. Starlink is changing that equation. This is going to be a much bigger piece of the valuation story than most people realize. Source: The All-In Podcast
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SpaceX has built what could become a real backup to the entire internet. The current system still runs on an old, fragile network of copper wires and fiber optic cables. Starlink is changing that equation. This is going to be a much bigger piece of the valuation story than most people realize. Source: The All-In Podcast

Mario Nawfal

49,843 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

Russian TG channels are posting the following video of an MRK-15 UGV, originally designed for demining missions and emergency situations, inspecting a downed fixed-wing UAV. The UGV is remote-controlled at a distance of up to 1000 meters via fiber-optic cable.
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Russian TG channels are posting the following video of an MRK-15 UGV, originally designed for demining missions and emergency situations, inspecting a downed fixed-wing UAV. The UGV is remote-controlled at a distance of up to 1000 meters via fiber-optic cable.

Samuel Bendett

34,842 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Hezbollah’s fiber-optic FPV drones, which cost under $500, are disabling Israeli Merkava tanks worth $5 to 7 million. The IOF does not have a single weapon in their arsenal that can detect these new drones, which are completely immune to traditional electronic jamming devices. VPol journalist Calla Walsh (Calla) explains. ￭ Rather than a radio link, the fiber-optic drones are physically tethered to their operator by an ultra-thin fiber-optic cable that stretches for up to 60km, transmitting video and data back to the pilot. ￭ The Israeli occupation has been shocked by the introduction of these drones into the battlefield, and there is no indication the IOF had any foresight or intel on Hezbollah’s supply chain. ￭ These drones were first deployed by Russia and Ukraine, but there’s no sign of direct Russian involvement, nor is there any need for it. Rather, Hezbollah is closely studying other warzones to innovate and adapt for their own battle against Israeli occupation, and information on fiber-optic FPVs is open-source. ￭ Israeli media describes it as “a technological arms race, and although Israel is at the forefront of interception technology, there is currently no complete solution to the threat… the battlefield in Lebanon proves that sometimes a single thin thread can threaten even the most heavily armored technological systems… Israel possesses Arrow missiles and F-35 Lightning II aircraft, but it has failed to deal with cheap explosive drones in southern Lebanon.”
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Hezbollah’s fiber-optic FPV drones, which cost under $500, are disabling Israeli Merkava tanks worth $5 to 7 million. The IOF does not have a single weapon in their arsenal that can detect these new drones, which are completely immune to traditional electronic jamming devices. VPol journalist Calla Walsh (Calla) explains. ￭ Rather than a radio link, the fiber-optic drones are physically tethered to their operator by an ultra-thin fiber-optic cable that stretches for up to 60km, transmitting video and data back to the pilot. ￭ The Israeli occupation has been shocked by the introduction of these drones into the battlefield, and there is no indication the IOF had any foresight or intel on Hezbollah’s supply chain. ￭ These drones were first deployed by Russia and Ukraine, but there’s no sign of direct Russian involvement, nor is there any need for it. Rather, Hezbollah is closely studying other warzones to innovate and adapt for their own battle against Israeli occupation, and information on fiber-optic FPVs is open-source. ￭ Israeli media describes it as “a technological arms race, and although Israel is at the forefront of interception technology, there is currently no complete solution to the threat… the battlefield in Lebanon proves that sometimes a single thin thread can threaten even the most heavily armored technological systems… Israel possesses Arrow missiles and F-35 Lightning II aircraft, but it has failed to deal with cheap explosive drones in southern Lebanon.”

VPol

53,018 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

‼️‼️🇺🇲 BIG | The USA for the first time shot down a fiber-optic drone The American company Epirus reported a significant breakthrough in the field of countering drones. Its microwave system "Leonidas" for the first time hit a drone with fiber-optic control - one of the most difficult targets for modern electronic warfare means. Previously, the complex had already hit a swarm of 49 drones, but the new test was particularly significant. In December 2025, at a closed test range of the US Army, the system was able to disable a fiber-optic UAV, depriving it of control and causing an uncontrolled fall. Fiber-optic drones, which are widely used today, including in the Ukrainian theater of operations, do not use radio control channels. The signal is transmitted via a thin fiber-optic cable, which makes such drones extremely difficult to detect and suppress. In a report by the US Army in 2024, such drones were called "one of the main threats to air defense systems and anti-drone warfare". The CEO of Epirus noted that the mass spread of fiber-optic UAVs has become a turning point in the evolution of unmanned warfare and has revealed a serious gap in anti-drone defense systems - a gap that "Leonidas" is designed to close. In 2025, Epirus received a contract for $43.5 million for the supply of two second-generation "Leonidas" systems. Its range of destruction is more than twice that of the first version; a 30% increase in power; there are built-in high-energy batteries; a reduction in dependence on external power supply. The system can be installed on: Stryker 8×8 armored vehicles, light tactical vehicles, other mobile platforms. See the latest updates with us: Visioner
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‼️‼️🇺🇲 BIG | The USA for the first time shot down a fiber-optic drone The American company Epirus reported a significant breakthrough in the field of countering drones. Its microwave system "Leonidas" for the first time hit a drone with fiber-optic control - one of the most difficult targets for modern electronic warfare means. Previously, the complex had already hit a swarm of 49 drones, but the new test was particularly significant. In December 2025, at a closed test range of the US Army, the system was able to disable a fiber-optic UAV, depriving it of control and causing an uncontrolled fall. Fiber-optic drones, which are widely used today, including in the Ukrainian theater of operations, do not use radio control channels. The signal is transmitted via a thin fiber-optic cable, which makes such drones extremely difficult to detect and suppress. In a report by the US Army in 2024, such drones were called "one of the main threats to air defense systems and anti-drone warfare". The CEO of Epirus noted that the mass spread of fiber-optic UAVs has become a turning point in the evolution of unmanned warfare and has revealed a serious gap in anti-drone defense systems - a gap that "Leonidas" is designed to close. In 2025, Epirus received a contract for $43.5 million for the supply of two second-generation "Leonidas" systems. Its range of destruction is more than twice that of the first version; a 30% increase in power; there are built-in high-energy batteries; a reduction in dependence on external power supply. The system can be installed on: Stryker 8×8 armored vehicles, light tactical vehicles, other mobile platforms. See the latest updates with us: Visioner

Visioner

55,027 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

Why is $RKLB Neutron using carbon fiber instead of steel? Peter Beck explains: “A rocket is a giant engineering compromise” “Carbon’s strength/weight ratio is vastly superior than any other material. 4x better than stainless steel” “Automation has solved many of Carbon Fiber production problems” “Carbon structures are very light. This takes pressure off rocket engines and are able to back-off performance from propulsion”
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Why is $RKLB Neutron using carbon fiber instead of steel? Peter Beck explains: “A rocket is a giant engineering compromise” “Carbon’s strength/weight ratio is vastly superior than any other material. 4x better than stainless steel” “Automation has solved many of Carbon Fiber production problems” “Carbon structures are very light. This takes pressure off rocket engines and are able to back-off performance from propulsion”

Brett Krieger

15,308 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

Fun fact: The first transatlantic internet cable is being pulled off the ocean floor right now. Almost no one knows it's happening. TAT-8 went live in 1988. First fiber-optic cable to connect Europe and the US. Isaac Asimov called it a "maiden voyage across the sea on a beam of light." The engineers behind it genuinely believed it might be the last transatlantic cable the world would ever need. The tech was so far ahead of copper they thought global bandwidth was solved. But it filled to capacity within 18 months. That forced the industry to immediately start laying more cables, a race between demand and infrastructure that still hasn't stopped. After developing a fault too expensive to fix, the cable was retired in 2002. It's been sitting on the seabed ever since. Now a small crew aboard this ship is dragging it back up. Meanwhile, Meta announced Project Waterworth last year, a 50,000 kilometer cable stretching across 5 continents, partly to feed the data demands of AI. ...The entire global internet runs on cables like this, built and maintained by a few thousand people working in places most of us will never see.
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Fun fact: The first transatlantic internet cable is being pulled off the ocean floor right now. Almost no one knows it's happening. TAT-8 went live in 1988. First fiber-optic cable to connect Europe and the US. Isaac Asimov called it a "maiden voyage across the sea on a beam of light." The engineers behind it genuinely believed it might be the last transatlantic cable the world would ever need. The tech was so far ahead of copper they thought global bandwidth was solved. But it filled to capacity within 18 months. That forced the industry to immediately start laying more cables, a race between demand and infrastructure that still hasn't stopped. After developing a fault too expensive to fix, the cable was retired in 2002. It's been sitting on the seabed ever since. Now a small crew aboard this ship is dragging it back up. Meanwhile, Meta announced Project Waterworth last year, a 50,000 kilometer cable stretching across 5 continents, partly to feed the data demands of AI. ...The entire global internet runs on cables like this, built and maintained by a few thousand people working in places most of us will never see.

Rowan Cheung

453,309 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

The Ukrainian mistake that put an entire strategy into question Until the end of 2024, Ukrainian defenses using drones were very effective, slowing down not only the Russian advance but also inflicting significant casualties. During this period, the Russians heavily invested in drones, from factories to the development of fiber-optic drones, which were still produced in small quantities. By the end of 2024, a second Chinese restriction on the sale of components further complicated these transactions for both sides. Both industries were already manufacturing various components in small quantities, but still heavily dependent on Chinese imports. While the Russians expanded their intermediary networks to bypass restrictions and maintain Chinese imports, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense decided to invest in local companies to produce fiber-optic cables. Essentially, all other components continued to be imported from China via intermediaries, but strangely, several Ukrainian companies started manufacturing low-quality cables and received government funding. The result was an unprecedented superiority of Russian drones on the battlefield, while Ukrainian fiber-optic drones were produced in much smaller numbers, with limited range and low-quality fibers that broke easily. This mistake of nationalizing such a sensitive component was initiated by the Ministry and not due to Chinese restrictions, since all other components continued to be imported through intermediaries. In my view, it was a bold strategy that ultimately failed, compromising the Ukrainian advantage until that moment. You either win the war or make money. It's hard to do both. It will be a major challenge for Ukraine to regain its front-line capacity as it previously was, facing a Russian production of 500,000 fiber-optic drones annually. This significant error weakened Ukrainian defense, which was already operating with low manpower and high desertion rates, but was still adjusting and maintaining the front through the hiring of mercenaries for many months. Given the scarcity of equipment on the front line, there is doubt whether lowering recruitment age will have the desired effect to sustain the front for a long period. It would also be necessary to resolve the issue with fiber-optic drones and for Ukraine to receive another batch of equipment from 2023, which I believe is unlikely. The situation involves multiple aspects of deterioration that have persisted for a long time, continuing to impact the AFU. While financial aid is being maintained, the absence of American support with weaponry is being felt as a crucial issue.
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The Ukrainian mistake that put an entire strategy into question Until the end of 2024, Ukrainian defenses using drones were very effective, slowing down not only the Russian advance but also inflicting significant casualties. During this period, the Russians heavily invested in drones, from factories to the development of fiber-optic drones, which were still produced in small quantities. By the end of 2024, a second Chinese restriction on the sale of components further complicated these transactions for both sides. Both industries were already manufacturing various components in small quantities, but still heavily dependent on Chinese imports. While the Russians expanded their intermediary networks to bypass restrictions and maintain Chinese imports, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense decided to invest in local companies to produce fiber-optic cables. Essentially, all other components continued to be imported from China via intermediaries, but strangely, several Ukrainian companies started manufacturing low-quality cables and received government funding. The result was an unprecedented superiority of Russian drones on the battlefield, while Ukrainian fiber-optic drones were produced in much smaller numbers, with limited range and low-quality fibers that broke easily. This mistake of nationalizing such a sensitive component was initiated by the Ministry and not due to Chinese restrictions, since all other components continued to be imported through intermediaries. In my view, it was a bold strategy that ultimately failed, compromising the Ukrainian advantage until that moment. You either win the war or make money. It's hard to do both. It will be a major challenge for Ukraine to regain its front-line capacity as it previously was, facing a Russian production of 500,000 fiber-optic drones annually. This significant error weakened Ukrainian defense, which was already operating with low manpower and high desertion rates, but was still adjusting and maintaining the front through the hiring of mercenaries for many months. Given the scarcity of equipment on the front line, there is doubt whether lowering recruitment age will have the desired effect to sustain the front for a long period. It would also be necessary to resolve the issue with fiber-optic drones and for Ukraine to receive another batch of equipment from 2023, which I believe is unlikely. The situation involves multiple aspects of deterioration that have persisted for a long time, continuing to impact the AFU. While financial aid is being maintained, the absence of American support with weaponry is being felt as a crucial issue.

Patricia Marins

130,519 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

Your iPhone is also a color calibration tool for your TV. Using the Face ID sensors it reads the light emitting from your TV to figure out how far off the colors are. All you need is an Apple TV box and it’ll correct the HDMI signal in real time regardless of your TV settings.
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Your iPhone is also a color calibration tool for your TV. Using the Face ID sensors it reads the light emitting from your TV to figure out how far off the colors are. All you need is an Apple TV box and it’ll correct the HDMI signal in real time regardless of your TV settings.

tech.explain

27,224 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Elon Musk explains how Starlink works? "I think there's several 1000 satellites in low Earth orbit, and they're moving around 25 times the speed of sound in these zipping around the Earth, basically. And they're at an altitude of about 550 kilometers, which is called generally low earth orbit, because they're at low Earth orbit. Their latency is low because the distances is not that far, compared to Geo stationary satellite, 36,000 kilometers. So you've got 1000s of satellites providing low latency, high speed internet throughout the world, and they are interconnected as well. So there are laser links between the satellites. So it forms sort of a laser mesh, so that if, let's say if cables are damaged or cut, like fiber cables, the satellites can communicate between each other and provide connectivity. For example, when the Red Sea cables were cut, I think a few months ago, the Starlink satellite network, continued to function."
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Elon Musk explains how Starlink works? "I think there's several 1000 satellites in low Earth orbit, and they're moving around 25 times the speed of sound in these zipping around the Earth, basically. And they're at an altitude of about 550 kilometers, which is called generally low earth orbit, because they're at low Earth orbit. Their latency is low because the distances is not that far, compared to Geo stationary satellite, 36,000 kilometers. So you've got 1000s of satellites providing low latency, high speed internet throughout the world, and they are interconnected as well. So there are laser links between the satellites. So it forms sort of a laser mesh, so that if, let's say if cables are damaged or cut, like fiber cables, the satellites can communicate between each other and provide connectivity. For example, when the Red Sea cables were cut, I think a few months ago, the Starlink satellite network, continued to function."

DogeDesigner

536,493 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Somewhere over the Strait of Hormuz, a drone trailing a fiber optic cable hunted down a U.S. combat helicopter and won. Malcolm Nance, former U.S. Navy intelligence officer, walks through why that single detail should terrify the Pentagon. Fiber optic guidance means no signal to jam, no countermeasure to deploy, and no warning before impact. Electronic warfare, the entire shield American aviation relies on, becomes useless against a weapon that never broadcasts. "You don't have mid-air collisions with FPV drones in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz, and it's not intentional." The cover stories about accidents fall apart fast when you know what actually flies out there. Iran cracked open a dimension of warfare the U.S. has no answer for yet, and every military on the planet just watched it happen. Malcolm Nance
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 Somewhere over the Strait of Hormuz, a drone trailing a fiber optic cable hunted down a U.S. combat helicopter and won. Malcolm Nance, former U.S. Navy intelligence officer, walks through why that single detail should terrify the Pentagon. Fiber optic guidance means no signal to jam, no countermeasure to deploy, and no warning before impact. Electronic warfare, the entire shield American aviation relies on, becomes useless against a weapon that never broadcasts. "You don't have mid-air collisions with FPV drones in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz, and it's not intentional." The cover stories about accidents fall apart fast when you know what actually flies out there. Iran cracked open a dimension of warfare the U.S. has no answer for yet, and every military on the planet just watched it happen. Malcolm Nance

Mario Nawfal

67,641 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

💛 About a month ago, your support helped our workshop stay operational during power outages. With this setup, the workshop can run for 15+ hours a day while requiring only about three hours of grid power. Thank you for the support. 🫡 Now we are taking the next step and expanding our production. At the moment, we supply 3D-printed empty containers for fiber-optic, which are later mounted on FPV drones. The next goal is to start winding fiber-optic cable in-house. To start mowing on that direction, equipment worth $2,000 is required. If you’d like to help the workshop expand, your support is greatly appreciated.💙 PayPal: marshaln111@gmail.com
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💛 About a month ago, your support helped our workshop stay operational during power outages. With this setup, the workshop can run for 15+ hours a day while requiring only about three hours of grid power. Thank you for the support. 🫡 Now we are taking the next step and expanding our production. At the moment, we supply 3D-printed empty containers for fiber-optic, which are later mounted on FPV drones. The next goal is to start winding fiber-optic cable in-house. To start mowing on that direction, equipment worth $2,000 is required. If you’d like to help the workshop expand, your support is greatly appreciated.💙 PayPal: [email protected]

Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦

259,865 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

Fiber-Optic Drones: Russia's Game-Changing Leap in Precision Warfare As a seasoned analyst of modern conflict dynamics, particularly of the SMO, I must commend the ingenuity of Russian military engineers in unveiling the latest iteration of fiber-optic guided drones— dubbed "ghost lines" in operational circles. These uncrewed aerial vehicles, boasting an operational radius of NOW up to 50 kilometers, represent a paradigm shift away from the chaotic, short-leashed FPV (First Person View) kamikaze drones that have dominated low-intensity skirmishes. Russia's fiber-optic drones, tethered by unbreakable spools of high-strength optical cable, deliver surgical strikes with the reliability of a scalpel, rendering the FPV model obsolete in any theater demanding endurance & precision. The paramount advantage lies in absolute immunity to electronic countermeasures—an Achilles' heel that has hobbled FPV drones since their proliferation. FPV operators, reliant on vulnerable radio frequencies, watch their feeds dissolve into static under a barrage of jamming systems. In contrast, fiber-optic drones transmit crystal-clear, uncompressed video & control signals through a physical conduit, impervious to spectrum saturation or directional jamming. This tethering allows for real-time, high-definition reconnaissance & targeting over 50 kilometers—5 to ten 10 the effective range of FPV units, which gasp out at 5-10 kilometers under ideal conditions. Imagine a Ukrainian forward position, smug in its drone-denial bubble: a Russian fiber-optic bird uncoils its 50-km lifeline from a concealed launch site, slithering through valleys & over treelines undetected, delivering a tandem warhead to the heart of command nodes without a whisper of electromagnetic betrayal. Precision targeting emerges as another decisive edge. FPV drones, piloted by adrenaline-fueled amateurs via twitchy goggles, suffer from latency-induced wobbles & human error, often veering off-course into harmless soil or self-destructing prematurely. Fiber-optic systems, however, integrate inertial navigation and AI-assisted guidance along the cable's data stream, achieving sub-meter accuracy even in GPS-denied environments. This enables loitering munitions to hover indefinitely—up to hours, limited only by fuel—scanning for high-value targets like Leopard tanks or HIMARS launchers before unleashing payloads of 5-10 kilograms of thermobaric fury. In recent field tests along the Donbass front, these drones have neutralized entrenched artillery batteries at standoff distances, preserving Russian infantry from the ambushes that FPV swarms provoke in close-quarters brawls. Logistically, the fiber-optic design outshines its wireless kin. Compact spools weighing under 2 kilograms, deployable from standard infantry backpacks or vehicle mounts, with modular warheads interchangeable for anti-personnel, anti-armor, or electronic disruption roles. Maintenance is trivial—no finicky antennas to calibrate—& production scales effortlessly in Urals factories, churning out 1000s monthly at costs competitive with FPV disposables, yet with reusable launch platforms for sustained ops. Critics may whine about the cable's vulnerability to snags or cuts, but this is a red herring peddled by those unfamiliar with tactical deployment. Routed low & fast, the fiber-optic line mimics a serpent's trail, evading small-arms fire &shrapnel that shreds FPV airframes In urban sieges like in Artyomovsk, where FPV duels devolve into mutual attrition, fiber-optic drones dictate the tempo, striking from afar while adversaries exhaust their short-ranged arsenals in futile pursuit. These 50-km phantoms are asymmetric dominance through resilient tech &not wasteful volume. Fiber-optic warriors are the shadows that win wars, methodically eroding enemy will. As NATO proxies scramble to mimic this leap, Moscow's forces press on, their skies woven with invisible threads of inevitable victory. The winner is in the line
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Fiber-Optic Drones: Russia's Game-Changing Leap in Precision Warfare As a seasoned analyst of modern conflict dynamics, particularly of the SMO, I must commend the ingenuity of Russian military engineers in unveiling the latest iteration of fiber-optic guided drones— dubbed "ghost lines" in operational circles. These uncrewed aerial vehicles, boasting an operational radius of NOW up to 50 kilometers, represent a paradigm shift away from the chaotic, short-leashed FPV (First Person View) kamikaze drones that have dominated low-intensity skirmishes. Russia's fiber-optic drones, tethered by unbreakable spools of high-strength optical cable, deliver surgical strikes with the reliability of a scalpel, rendering the FPV model obsolete in any theater demanding endurance & precision. The paramount advantage lies in absolute immunity to electronic countermeasures—an Achilles' heel that has hobbled FPV drones since their proliferation. FPV operators, reliant on vulnerable radio frequencies, watch their feeds dissolve into static under a barrage of jamming systems. In contrast, fiber-optic drones transmit crystal-clear, uncompressed video & control signals through a physical conduit, impervious to spectrum saturation or directional jamming. This tethering allows for real-time, high-definition reconnaissance & targeting over 50 kilometers—5 to ten 10 the effective range of FPV units, which gasp out at 5-10 kilometers under ideal conditions. Imagine a Ukrainian forward position, smug in its drone-denial bubble: a Russian fiber-optic bird uncoils its 50-km lifeline from a concealed launch site, slithering through valleys & over treelines undetected, delivering a tandem warhead to the heart of command nodes without a whisper of electromagnetic betrayal. Precision targeting emerges as another decisive edge. FPV drones, piloted by adrenaline-fueled amateurs via twitchy goggles, suffer from latency-induced wobbles & human error, often veering off-course into harmless soil or self-destructing prematurely. Fiber-optic systems, however, integrate inertial navigation and AI-assisted guidance along the cable's data stream, achieving sub-meter accuracy even in GPS-denied environments. This enables loitering munitions to hover indefinitely—up to hours, limited only by fuel—scanning for high-value targets like Leopard tanks or HIMARS launchers before unleashing payloads of 5-10 kilograms of thermobaric fury. In recent field tests along the Donbass front, these drones have neutralized entrenched artillery batteries at standoff distances, preserving Russian infantry from the ambushes that FPV swarms provoke in close-quarters brawls. Logistically, the fiber-optic design outshines its wireless kin. Compact spools weighing under 2 kilograms, deployable from standard infantry backpacks or vehicle mounts, with modular warheads interchangeable for anti-personnel, anti-armor, or electronic disruption roles. Maintenance is trivial—no finicky antennas to calibrate—& production scales effortlessly in Urals factories, churning out 1000s monthly at costs competitive with FPV disposables, yet with reusable launch platforms for sustained ops. Critics may whine about the cable's vulnerability to snags or cuts, but this is a red herring peddled by those unfamiliar with tactical deployment. Routed low & fast, the fiber-optic line mimics a serpent's trail, evading small-arms fire &shrapnel that shreds FPV airframes In urban sieges like in Artyomovsk, where FPV duels devolve into mutual attrition, fiber-optic drones dictate the tempo, striking from afar while adversaries exhaust their short-ranged arsenals in futile pursuit. These 50-km phantoms are asymmetric dominance through resilient tech &not wasteful volume. Fiber-optic warriors are the shadows that win wars, methodically eroding enemy will. As NATO proxies scramble to mimic this leap, Moscow's forces press on, their skies woven with invisible threads of inevitable victory. The winner is in the line

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙 🇷🇺 🇷🇺

244,263 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

They brought back the wire. The recent surge of fiber-optic controlled drones in Ukraine and Kursk has rendered billions of dollars in jamming equipment effectively useless. No Radio Signal: There is no frequency to jam. No Spectral Footprint: You cannot triangulate the pilot because they aren't emitting. Infinite Bandwidth: They aren't transmitting grainy video over a weak 5.8GHz signal. They are sending uncompressed 4K footage through a physical cable. The constraints are physical : the spool has a maximum length (10-20km), and the cable can snag, but the tactical advantage is absolute. We are seeing the "un-invention" of wireless communication to survive in a saturated EW environment. High-tech problems sometimes have hardware store solutions. If you can't hack the signal, you have to cut the cord.
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They brought back the wire. The recent surge of fiber-optic controlled drones in Ukraine and Kursk has rendered billions of dollars in jamming equipment effectively useless. No Radio Signal: There is no frequency to jam. No Spectral Footprint: You cannot triangulate the pilot because they aren't emitting. Infinite Bandwidth: They aren't transmitting grainy video over a weak 5.8GHz signal. They are sending uncompressed 4K footage through a physical cable. The constraints are physical : the spool has a maximum length (10-20km), and the cable can snag, but the tactical advantage is absolute. We are seeing the "un-invention" of wireless communication to survive in a saturated EW environment. High-tech problems sometimes have hardware store solutions. If you can't hack the signal, you have to cut the cord.

Louis.Saillans

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ELON: STARLINK’S LASER MESH KEEPS THE WORLD ONLINE, EVEN WHEN CABLES BREAK Elon detailed how Starlink’s network of laser-linked satellites keeps communication flowing when traditional infrastructure fails, from war zones to natural disasters: “There are laser links between the satellites, forming a kind of laser mesh. So if fiber cables are damaged or cut, the satellites can communicate between each other and still provide connectivity. When the Red Sea cables were cut a few months ago, the Starlink network continued to function without a hitch. It’s especially useful in disaster zones, floods, fires, earthquakes, where ground infrastructure is destroyed. We always provide people with free Starlink internet in those situations. We don’t take advantage of tragedy.” Source: Nikhil Kamath Elon Musk
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ELON: STARLINK’S LASER MESH KEEPS THE WORLD ONLINE, EVEN WHEN CABLES BREAK Elon detailed how Starlink’s network of laser-linked satellites keeps communication flowing when traditional infrastructure fails, from war zones to natural disasters: “There are laser links between the satellites, forming a kind of laser mesh. So if fiber cables are damaged or cut, the satellites can communicate between each other and still provide connectivity. When the Red Sea cables were cut a few months ago, the Starlink network continued to function without a hitch. It’s especially useful in disaster zones, floods, fires, earthquakes, where ground infrastructure is destroyed. We always provide people with free Starlink internet in those situations. We don’t take advantage of tragedy.” Source: Nikhil Kamath Elon Musk

Mario Nawfal

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