First Person View (FPV) drone controlled via fibre optics is...

KYIV, UKRAINE - 2025/04/01: First Person View (FPV) drone controlled via fibre optics is seen during a test flight. FPV drones equipped with fiber optics, offer key advantages over traditional UAVs. They drones are immune to electronic warfare (EW) systems, remain undetectable to enemy radio reconnaissance, ensure high-quality communication over long distances, and are not affected by the radio horizon. The first batch50 drones and 10 km of fiber opticshas already been delivered to the front lines. The drones were handed over to Ukrainian forces by Petro Poroshenko, leader of the European Solidarity party. According to him, the project began in the fall of 2023, and now these advanced drones will be operated by Ukraine's best specialists. Over the past three years, Poroshenko's team has been actively supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces, investing in scientific research, manufacturing, and equipment procurement. More than 70,000 FPV drones have already been sent to the front, along with Ai-Petri strike complexes, Poseidon UAVs, vehicles, trucks, mobile laundry and shower units, grenade launchers, and much more. Now, this arsenal is being expanded with revolutionary fiber-optic drones that could change the course of the war. (Photo by Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)