Videos and images purportedly showing spools carrying as much as 65km (~40.4 miles) of optical fiber have been shared on Russian social media channels. Previously, we reported on Ukraine-based prototypes being tested at data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ukraines-rotating-barbed-wire-drone-barriers-discovered-by-russians-motorized-barriers-tear-and-slice-the-fiber-optic-lines-that-jam-proof-drones-leave-in-their-trail#xenforo-comments-3887223″ target=”_blank” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ukraines-rotating-barbed-wire-drone-barriers-discovered-by-russians-motorized-barriers-tear-and-slice-the-fiber-optic-lines-that-jam-proof-drones-leave-in-their-trail#xenforo-comments-3887223″>up to 50km (~31 miles). Tethered FPV drones are hardened against electronic warfare and allow for deep, precise strikes into enemy territory. Obviously, having a longer reach (without other compromises) is an advantage.
The Russians claim to have successfully tested a massive 65 km…
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