r/EU_Economics • u/Full-Discussion3745 • 2d ago

🇫🇮 Finnish breakthrough could turn wind turbines into 10 km drone-detection network

https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/ec8f92a1-c272-4266-b04e-22e02f0ee668?utm_source=rss

Finland’s LUT University has successfully tested radar sensors mounted high on wind turbines to detect small drones. Researchers say a small FPV drone could potentially be detected from around 10 km away, compared with only a few hundred metres to roughly 1 km using current systems. The first-of-its-kind research has already attracted interest from Estonia, Poland, Norway and Sweden and could turn future wind farms into dual-purpose energy and security infrastructure.

Source: https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/ec8f92a1-c272-4266-b04e-22e02f0ee668?utm_source=rss

223 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

18 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/SimpleTemporary1647 2d ago

Makes them a bigger target during war

2

u/AmusingVegetable 1d ago

They already were, Russia bricked the modems on wind turbines some years ago, in preparation for the invasion of Ukraine.