A Ukrainian tech team known as Night Watch, focused on countering Russian Shahed drones, recruited a skilled Chinese spy.
The spy, working swiftly, acquired critical hardware, documents, and software related to the latest Shahed drone models within weeks of being recruited. This included a 12-antenna navigation receiver.
The information obtained by the spy enabled Night Watch to develop a new jammer, effectively disrupting the Shahed drones' navigation systems. This resulted in many drones crashing or drifting into neighboring countries like Romania and Moldova.
The rapid acquisition of essential intelligence and the successful development of a countermeasure highlight the significant impact of espionage and technological advancements in modern warfare.
In mid-August 2022, the first Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones began appearing in the sky over Ukraine. Thirty-four months later, Russian forces are launching more than 100 of the 440-pound, propeller-driven, flying munitions every day.
Stopping the explosive Shaheds is one of Ukraine’s most urgent priorities. Which is why, in late 2023, an elite Ukrainian tech team recruited a very skilled Chinese spy. The spy swiftly stole hardware, documents and software that helped the Night Watch team develop a new jammer that could force the Shaheds off course.
Thanks to that spy, many Shaheds “crashed in fields, lakes—or even drifted into Romania and Moldova,” said “Alchemist,” the commander of the expanding Night Watch team.
What’s most impressive is how quickly the agent worked. They got their hands on a receiver, associated factory documents and computer code for the latest Shahed models “within weeks” of Night Watch recruiting them, Alchemist said.
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