Ukraine
Ukraine is repurposing reconnaissance and attack drones to move supplies to the front lines because sending soldiers on these missions has become increasingly deadly.Bringing supplies like water and ammunition to soldiers near the front lines is critical for militaries to stay in the fight. But those routes are now so…
A Ukrainian official said the country’s earlier counter-drone technology, even if it’s no longer sufficiently cutting-edge for its own fight, could still be useful for partner nations worried about similar threats and searching for good-enough solutions now.Ukraine is in a constant innovation race with Russia, with both sides trying to…
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, Ukraine — The heavy bomber drone rose from the ground in a blast of dust and debris, its propellers whirring over the empty training range.The drone, called “Max,” was initially designed for a brutal battlefield task: hovering over Russian positions and dropping explosives. It can carry more than…
RIGA, Latvia — The West would do well to make sure that its future drone units and command centers are mobile and ideally underground because they are such high-value targets, a Ukrainian defense official said.The West is investing heavily in drone warfare and tactics after seeing how effective they have…
Ukraine is aiming to inflict at least 200 Russian casualties for every square kilometer that Moscow captures on the battlefield. Gains have become increasingly costly for Russian forces in recent months. Loading audio narration… “Each kilometer of advance costs the enemy disproportionately high losses,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov recently…
For Ukrainian cities, the last two days have been a near-constant barrage of drones and missile strikes, culminating in Russia’s largest and most unrelenting long-range attack in the war so far. Loading audio narration… It’s another major episode in a new style of Russian drone warfare emerging in the last…
A company that has been helping US allies defend against Iranian drones said its technology wouldn’t be where it is now without its experience helping Ukraine stop Russian drone attacks. Loading audio narration… Robin Radar, a Dutch firm that makes drone detection radar systems, has had systems in Ukraine since…
Ukraine, once hugely reliant on Western support and expected to lose quickly to Russia’s invasion, is now pioneering new types of weaponry and building expertise in new ways of warfare that have its partners’ interest. Loading audio narration… From the start of the war to now, Ukraine has shifted from…
When they’re not flying real first-person-view drones, some Ukrainian pilots are training inside “Grand Theft Auto V.” Loading audio narration… Ukraine has often leveraged video games and simulators to train pilots, helping them build the hand-eye coordination needed for flying FPV drones. The crossover of skillsets has even made gamers…
