Ironic drone video released by Ukrainian sources shows the destruction of a Russian Strizh Anti-Drone electronic counter-measure system.

Since the beginning of this conflict, I have been stating that anti-drone systems based on last generation electronic counter-measure systems would be useless. This video pretty much proves the point, as the Strizh anti-drone system is based off of typical ECM systems used to combat radio controlled improvised explosive devices. Even in the best of situations, electronic counter-measures meant to jam signals sent to IEDs were only marginally effective.

The largest issue with these systems is that they can only jam devices that they are perfect in range of, and the counter-measure system acts literally like a bubble, meaning that there is both a maximum height and diameter that the system can impact. If the device it is trying to jam is outside of that sphere of influence, than the system will operate like normal.

Which, in the case of drones, allows them to fly high above the system's maximum range so that artillery can destroy them.

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