# Acoustic mapping app uses thousands of networked old Android phones to hunt Shahed drones — crowd-sourced microphone network spots small, low-RCS military targets

> A Lithuanian startup developed an Android app that lets verified users monitor the general area for the acoustic signature of Shahed-type drones used by Russia to strike targets and report their approximate location.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/acoustic-mapping-app-uses-thousands-of-networked-old-android-phones-to-hunt-shahed-drones-crowd-sourced-microphone-network-spots-small-low-rcs-military-targets?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3827fbe8976fcb37cdfd4f)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #drone #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3827fbe8976fcb37cdfd4f

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