{"id":106242,"date":"2026-03-13T03:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/ukraines-new-mysterious-weapon-shoots-down-drones-with-a-directed-beam\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T03:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:58:26","slug":"ukraines-new-mysterious-weapon-shoots-down-drones-with-a-directed-beam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/ukraines-new-mysterious-weapon-shoots-down-drones-with-a-directed-beam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s new mysterious weapon shoots down drones with a directed beam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new military technology developed by Ukraine could change the way drones are combated on the battlefield. In recently emerged images, the weapon appears to emit a spherical light, but in reality, it is a directed beam that neutralizes drones by cutting their control cables.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian journalist Andrii \u021aaplienko published images showing the use of this experimental weapon in combat. The footage shows a beam, similar to a laser, cutting the fiber optic cables used by Russian forces to control so-called &#8220;standby drones&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The moment the cable is cut, the drone instantly loses its connection with the operator, thus being neutralized without needing to be physically destroyed.<\/p>\n<h2>Optical effect: the beam looks like a sphere on camera<\/h2>\n<p>According to \u021aaplienko, the images were filmed by a Russian military drone, and the camera angle creates an unusual appearance of the beam.<\/p>\n<p>In the footage, it looks like a spherical light, but in reality, the beam is directed from above towards the fiber optic cable and does not pass through it.<\/p>\n<p>This impression is the result of an optical illusion generated by perspective and light reflections, which make the energy pulse appear as a sphere.<\/p>\n<p>Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/europa\/o-noua-arma-misterioasa-a-ucrainei-doboara-drone-2514415.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new military technology developed by Ukraine could change the way drones are combated on the battlefield. In recently emerged images, the weapon appears to emit a spherical light, but in reality, it is a directed beam that neutralizes drones by cutting their control cables. Ukrainian journalist Andrii \u021aaplienko published images showing the use of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":106126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1135],"tags":[8923,14539,1208,1146,11492,14339,11515,1203],"class_list":{"0":"post-106242","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-foreign-affairs-en","8":"tag-drone-en","9":"tag-bundle","10":"tag-razboi-en","11":"tag-rusia-en","12":"tag-selection","13":"tag-sir","14":"tag-weapon","15":"tag-ucraina-en"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine&#039;s new mysterious weapon shoots down drones with a directed beam - DISINFO.MD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/o-noua-arma-misterioasa-a-ucrainei-doboara-drone-cu-un-fascicul-directionat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukraine&#039;s new mysterious weapon shoots down drones with a directed beam - DISINFO.MD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new military technology developed by Ukraine could change the way drones are combated on the battlefield. 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