Ukraine is pushing fiber-optic drones to greater ranges. One maker questions whether that's worth the trade-offs.

Making Ukraine's fiber-optic drones fly further comes with trade-offs that might not be worth it, Ukrainian drone maker TechEx said. Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

As companies continue to innovate, Ukraine's unjammable fiber-optic drones are flying farther and farther, but one company is questioning whether it's worth continuing to extend their range.

These drones, which can transmit commands and video through a physical cable, are not affected by enemy electronic warfare , specifically conventional radio-frequency jamming.…