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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ukrainian FPV drone unspooling the fiber optic cable\. Ukrainian FPV drone with fiber-optic communication channel A **fiber optic drone** is an unmanned aerial vehicle \(UAV\), usually a first-person view \(FPV\) loitering munition, which uses an optical fiber as its primary guidance and teleoperation link\. These drones usually have fiber optic cables between 5 and 20 km \(3\.1 and 12\.4 mi\) long, although prototypes with up to 50 km \(31 mi\) range h...