A Ukrainian defense-technology company has published details of a compact airborne direction-finding module built to flip the counter-drone script — using unmanned aircraft to locate and destroy the enemy electronic-warfare (EW) systems that jam them. Kyiv-based DETECT GROUP told Militarnyi on Aug. 24 that its SeekLevel payload has already entered combat testing with several Ukrainian units.
200 Grams, 1500-6000 MHz, Plug-And-Play
SeekLevel operates across the 1500-6000 MHz frequency range and uses a two-antenna array to compute the bearing to a signal source. Azimuth and signal-strength readings are streamed to the pilot's OSD (on-screen display) in real time so an FPV operator can home in on the emitter during flight.
The module measures just 300 x 150 x 90 mm, weighs 200 grams, draws under 6 W and accepts an input voltage of 12-50 V — small and forgiving enough to bolt onto most of the fielded platforms carrying FPV-class UAVs. Receiver-chain sensitivity is quoted at −94 dBm and the payload is compatible with ArduPilot and Betaflight autopilots, with Wi-Fi configuration via smartphone.
'Clean Corridors' Rather Than Hardened UAVs
DETECT GROUP argues the industry should stop paying to harden every strike drone against EW and instead treat counter-EW as a distinct stage of the fires cycle. Direction-finder-carrying UAVs would sweep a sector, ELINT teams would verify the locations, and shooters would eliminate the emitters — after which cheaper GPS-dependent munitions could push through what the company calls "clean corridors" without their own frequency-hopping, fiber-optic-tethered or repeater-heavy hardware.
Fielded And Feedback-Positive
Integration into Ukrainian military units began in 2025, DETECT GROUP said, and the company reports positive feedback from the field after early combat use. The disclosure lands in a week when Ukraine has been aggressively parading its unmanned-systems capabilities — including missile-firing surface drones and jet-powered interceptor UAVs — and Russian forces continue to blanket the front with EW that pushes both sides to keep iterating.
Reporting based on coverage from Militarnyi and DETECT GROUP.