Ukraine has developed an innovative new system that uses balloons to help find and target enemy drone operators, rather than just the drones themselves. This could give Ukraine a big advantage in the ongoing conflict with Russia.

The system is called Aero Azimuth, and it was created by a Ukrainian company called Kvertus. It was recently shown at an exhibition focused on technology to stop drones. Aero Azimuth works by detecting the radio signals that drone operators send out to control their drones. Once these signals are detected, Ukrainian troops can pinpoint the operator’s location and potentially take them out. This approach is more effective than just shooting down individual drones because it can stop entire waves of drones by taking out the people controlling them.

Aero Azimuth isn't completely new. It already existed as a ground-based system. But this time, Ukraine has taken it to the skies by attaching it to a special type of balloon, known as an aerostat, made by a...