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The net gun built for civilians in Ukraine’s kill zone

At a training with the Ukrainian National Guard’s Omega unit, engineers from the defense tech company BlueBird Tech describe how to use their net gun, named Chipa, to entangle an approaching drone’s propellers. The soldiers rehearse encounters with approaching first-person-view (FPV) drones, monitoring a handheld detector as they walk. Once they spot a drone, one soldier who goes by the callsign Poliak (Ukrainian for "Pole"), pulls the safety pin and takes aim with the net gun, while the others

A Ukrainian National Guard soldier holds an FPV drone caught in a net in an unnamed location, Ukraine, on Oct. 20, 2026.

About Electronic warfare

Electronic warfare involves using electromagnetic spectrum technologies to disrupt communications, navigation, and weapons systems, including drones. Ukrainian forces have developed counter-electronic warfare tactics and acquired Western systems to protect precision weapons and maintain battlefield communications, while Russia also deploys extensive electronic warfare capabilities, such as GPS jamming, communications disruption, and drone countermeasures.

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