Innovations
Tactical and technological innovations in drone warfare — what showed up first, where, and what it changes. Each entry is sourced, dated, and linked to the drones involved.
NATO Grizzly SPH shown with passive acoustic anti-drone system HARK
The new Grizzly 155mm SPH is presented with HARK, a passive “acoustic radar” that detects and classifies UAVs by sound without emitting RF energy. It uses onboard ML to identify drone signatures and estimate bearing, potentially reducing co…
PLA uses drones to deploy multispectral smoke screens vs optical-guided drones
The post describes a PLA counter-drone protection method: UAVs rapidly laying aerosol/multispectral smoke to obscure vehicles and moving columns from optically guided drones. Novelty is the use of drones as a fast, mobile smoke-layer to cre…
Russian trucks painted in dazzle camouflage to confuse AI-enabled drone seekers
Russian Ural and KAMAZ trucks are appearing with high-contrast “dazzle” paint schemes (zebra/leaf-like patterns) intended to degrade machine-vision/image-matching used by AI-assisted Ukrainian drones and standoff munitions. This is a low-co…