The National Broadcasting Corporation reported that according to statements from four U.S. officials, the Russian military destroyed U.S. military drones performing combat missions in Syrian airspace, severely affecting U.S. military operations. Officials said that a few weeks ago, the Russians began to jammer several small U.S. drones following a series of alleged chemical weapons attacks on civilians in the East Gutta armed opposition area. Officials say the Russian military is concerned that U.S. forces will take revenge on the attack and begin to interfere with global positioning systems used by drones operating in the area.
Republican Senator Ben Sasse responded to reports of intervention in Russia on Tuesday: "Russia wants to always undermine our interests." "Those who think Russia is not the enemy are crazy." According to Texas Dr. Todd Humphreys, director of the University of Austin's Radio Navigation Laboratory, said blocking or preventing drones from receiving signals from GPS satellites is not necessarily complicated.
"Most GPS drone receivers are susceptible to interference," he said. GPS jammers and jamming specialist Humphreys, a military jammer, warned that this could have a significant impact on U.S. drones, As a result, its failure or even crash. He said that if the drone reports an incorrect or missing location, "at least it could cause some confusion for unattended ground operators."According to Dr. Humphries, four years ago, after the Crimean invasion, US analysts first discovered that Russian troops were using military jammers to disrupt drones in eastern Ukraine. These drone jammers "have had a considerable impact on drones deployed by the United Nations to carry out surveillance missions in the area." The crew stopped for several days and were unable to collect information by plane. At the same time, an official confirmed that the interference had an impact on US military operations in Syria.