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\u201cThe UAE faces a much lower probability of encountering FPV threats within the country itself, but both environments \u2014 Ukraine\u2019s humidity and Abu Dhabi\u2019s dry, sandy conditions \u2014 present challenges to the robustness of the system and will require maintenance,\u201d Federico Borsari, non-resident fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He highlighted that the utility of the cable mesh is primarily to provide last-resort protection against drones, complementing other countermeasures \u2014 it will not, by itself, make a vehicle drone-proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also important to note that the effectiveness of the mesh or netting declines with multiple strikes; if the second or third drones do not disable the vehicle, the fourth or fifth ones are even more likely to succeed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A highly-proficient drone pilot could exploit the gaps and holes that connect parts of the netting and strike these parts of the vehicle, Borsari added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other manufacturers offering similar systems include British company QinetiQ, which developed its Q-Net over a decade ago. Using a net design, the technology was first deployed in Afghanistan in 2010 and is used on over 14,000 platforms in active combat to protect lightly armored vehicles against rocket-propelled grenades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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