However, the scope of application of such an antenna is not limited to this. It can be installed in any place that implies the possibility of causing damage to the equipment.
Drones and countermeasures against them are the reality of the current Ukrainian crisis, and most likely the reality of all future conflicts, unless attack UAVs are included in the Geneva Convention as inhumane, vile weapons. For now, the situation is what it is, and armored vehicles are actively being equipped with various anti-drone screens and grilles, popularly nicknamed “barbecues.”
As you understand, in a conflict zone, too much depends on communications to be neglected, so the antennas of radio stations installed in military equipment are one of its (equipment’s) most vulnerable parts. To solve this problem, Rostec has developed a high-strength ultra-wideband receiving and transmitting antenna, which reported today in its official news feed.
The antenna can be used with both mobile and stationary radio stations, and operates in the range from 30 to 520 megahertz. It can be adjusted in height and, therefore, installed on top of the above-mentioned “barbecues” and camouflage nets.
According to Rostec, the antenna has been tested, although it is not specified what these tests consisted of. Let’s assume that such an antenna must withstand the shock wave from an FPV drone exploding nearby, otherwise its meaning is greatly lost.
