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BlueBird Chuyka 3.0
Chuika 3.0, Чуйка
Pocket passive receiver that warns soldiers of approaching FPV drones by picking up their analogue video signal.
$584 $584 excluding VAT for defense customers, $701 with VAT (maker page); Defense Express quoted UAH 24,700.
| Maker | BlueBird Tech |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Built | Ukraine |
| First combat | 2025, in service with Ukrainian Defense Forces from March 2025 |
| Length | 0.16 m |
| Weight | 0.65 kg |
| Max range | 4 km |
| Guidance | Passive scan of three bands every 4 to 8 s; histogram and audio alert, intercepted video shown on screen |
| Bands | Detects analogue video in 900-1,800 MHz, 2,870-4,080 MHz and 4,860-6,060 MHz (no jamming) |
| Endurance | Up to 6 h on built-in 4,500 mAh battery (maker); Defense Express quoted 8 h |
| Mount |
Detection only; it does not jam. The 4 km detection range is a maker figure that depends on conditions and antennas. Weight is 'up to 650 g' on the maker page versus 450 g reported at launch. Production was about 3,000 units a month in September 2025 per the maker.
Sources (9)
- Chuyka 3.0 (BlueBird Tech, maker product page) (frequency_bands)
- Chuyka 3.0 (BlueBird Tech, maker product page) (range_km)
- Chuyka 3.0 (BlueBird Tech, maker product page) (weight_kg)
- Chuyka 3.0 (BlueBird Tech, maker product page) (length_m)
- Chuyka 3.0 (BlueBird Tech, maker product page) (endurance)
- Chuyka 3.0 (BlueBird Tech, maker product page) (unit_cost_usd)
- Ukraine Unveils BlueBird's Chuyka 3.0 FPV drone video signal detector (Defense Express, 21 Sep 2025) (first_combat)
- Ukraine Unveils BlueBird's Chuyka 3.0 FPV drone video signal detector (Defense Express, 21 Sep 2025) (weight_kg)
- Ukraine Unveils BlueBird's Chuyka 3.0 FPV drone video signal detector (Defense Express, 21 Sep 2025) (notes)
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