The military leader in radio technology and connection Sergiy Flesh published important warnings for Ukrainian distributors and operators of radio-electronic warfare (REW). According to this data, the enemy clearly changed the algorithms for the detection of attack UAVs of the Shahed-136 type, integrating into them optical homing heads (Seeker / “Seekers”) and expanding the ranges of MESH modems.
These changes require the use of outdated low-powered dome stations of short-range electronic safety equipment and require urgent reconfiguration of the transmission lines of the military-industrial complex.
The problem of “Shaheds-Sikerovs”: why the REB of neighboring countries no longer fights.
Previously, Russian “Shaheds” used the MESH interface for data transfer and manual online processing. Such minds have a local electronic warfare complex that, having interrupted the radio channel on the ground, having shaken the drone, lose orientation or switch to the inertial field.
Prote mass production of onboard cameras from optical buried objects (Seeker) has changed the physics of space:.
Buried a target from 2–3 km: In clear weather, the UAV’s clear optics buries an object (substation, booth or equipment) even a few kilometers away from the target.
Autonomous guidance without communication: Since the REB strangles the MESH channel of the aircraft at a distance of 1 km from the object, the drone will no longer require operator commands - the on-board processor will bring it to the target for a fixed visual contrast.
Ineffectiveness of domes at 1 km: Low-power dome systems with a suffocation radius of up to 1000 meters no longer protect the object, leaving the drone to enter the zone of their action even in the automatic dive mode.
Migration of MESH frequencies: a virtual gateway to the 1.3–1.5 GHz standard.
Another critical factor is the availability of occupiers in fixed frequency ranges. Since the majority of Chinese MESH modems on “Shahed” were operating at a narrow range of 1300–1500 MHz, the Russians immediately began to grab a wider spectrum.
Vyskovy says that the new generation of electronic electronics systems, based on motherboard modules, can quickly adjust operating ranges in a wide range of frequencies, so as not to waste resources on the “slip” of replacing the plant with empty channels.
The renovation was made possible to the benefit of the REB (Evolution 2025–2026.
This matrix illustrates the change that can be made to the effects of radio-electronic suppression of MESH channels.
REB system parameter.
Front model (“Shahed” MESH).
Suchasna model (“Shahed-Siker”).
Required radius of action.
500–1000 meters is sufficient.
Continue 3–5 km (distance from the burial chamber).
Frequency range.
Static (important 1300–1500 MHz).
Multi-band with real-time intercom.
The main goal of REB.
Visualization of telemetry and manual cleaning.
The storage of the target until the optics are produced.
Key type of systems.
Local dome generators.
Direct long-range stations REB / Male PPO.
HiTech Expert Take.
Sergius Flesch’s warning reinforces the high dynamics of the “algorithm war”. The introduction by the occupiers of Seeker optical heads at the Shaheds is a direct result of the successes of the Ukrainian REB systems, which results in a safe adaptation of the military-industrial complex. Virobniki, which continue to produce low-power domes per 1 km, waste expensive resources on outdated solutions. The priority is given to companies from the Brave1 ecosystem, which integrate long-range direct antennas and multi-band generators into REB systems..
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