A Ukrainian military points a drone at kyiv. Photo: AFP
When one thinks of war and drones, one thinks of sophisticated aircraft operated by soldiers. This is becoming a reality in the war between Ukraine and Russia. But Ukraine is also full of consumer dronesunprepared for war scenarios, which serve multiple purposes on both sides.
So the main producer of consumer drones, DJI, has banned their sales in the two countries. The argument is the company opposes its use in the military. In a statement, they assured that it does not allow changes to its products to carry weapons. Nor will it cover repairs to its technical service of drones used in conflicts.
But that’s the truth the skies of Ukraine are full of this kind of devices. The military can find targets in them or search for their own soldiers. Civilians can use them to document the war, find out about nearby troop movements and anything that the imagination and this kind of devices allow.
Let’s not forget that many consumer drones are often very lightweight, with little autonomy and probably the same. easily blocked with systems preventing their flight. It is still possible to find out who is operating the drone.
An image taken from a drone shows the devastation after the Russian attack on Mariupol, Ukraine. Photo: REUTERS
In fact, DJI’s decision to withdraw the sale of its drones from these two countries was due to the fact that Russia uses equipment from the Chinese company that allows drone operators to be located.
two -edged sword
The DJI Aeroscope was a system first developed to maintain the security of infrastructures, such as airports, but in the midst of war it could be used as a double -edged sword.
It seems that Russia will use a version of the Aeroscope acquired in Syria, a country where civilian drones have also been used in combat, to prevent their use by the Ukrainian army and by civilians in that country.
But DJI is far from the sole manufacturer of civilian drones. In fact, Ukraine has received donations of other models. Like the Evo II Pro, which has a powerful camera with the ability to record high quality photos even at night.
These drones can be important in taking pictures of war crimes that may be taking place in combat.
Ukrainian police are investigating the remains of a drone in northern kyiv, in a photo from late March. Photo: AFP
This is possible thanks to an inch sized image sensor, which captures images up to ISO 12,800.
Enough light sensitivity even for taking pictures at night. In addition, this drone allows you to take videos and photos with 6K resolution. more than enough for achieve a significant level of detail even from a height of a few kilometers. That makes it ideal for not being easily identified. Because even if it’s in our head we can’t see it.
Russian troops also allegedly received drones donated by Russian civilians. Since it is not clear that Ukraine has a detection system similar to that used by Russia, these drones could be operated by Russian troops.
war coverage
But it is not only the Russian and Ukrainian military and civilians who use drones. Journalists who move into combat also often use them. Networks are full of recordings of this type. But there is some danger that they will be identified. Not just because of some kind of technology, but because many of these drones do not allow them to fly a large distance from the operator.
Therefore, in case you see a drone of this type, the area can be combed to find who is piloting it. It should also be noted that many drones, in case of shooting, the operator will lose images or may only have a few low resolution images.
The memory in which they are stored is usually in the drone itself. This is important, because in case the drone is shot down and its memory is not damaged, the images contained in it can provide clues as to where the drone is operating and to whom.
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