How drone combat in Ukraine is changing warfare - reuters.com
Mar 26, 2024 · Reuters analysed more than 50 videos of drone attacks, collated research and spoke to over a dozen manufacturers, soldiers and officials about how the technology is transforming warfare.
How the Drone War in Ukraine Is Transforming Conflict
Jan 16, 2024 · From drones that fit in the palm of the hand to drones weighing more than 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms), Ukraine has built and acquired a diverse fleet of remotely piloted aircraft to...
Exclusive: Inside a secretive Ukraine drone unit targeting Russian ...
Oct 16, 2024 · CNN was granted unprecedented exclusive access to one of Ukraine’s long-range drone units, part of the GUR. Its members call themselves the Long-Range UAV Unit.
Battlefield Drones and the Accelerating Autonomous Arms Race in Ukraine
Jan 10, 2025 · Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war there has been impacted by attritable, cheap drones and rapidly growing roster of unmanned and robotic systems. Collectively, these technologies are redefining how military forces can wage modern warfare. With both sides in this war rushing to secure a …
U.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine’s Drone Industry
Jan 17, 2025 · Last fall, the Pentagon allocated $800 million to Ukraine’s drone production, which was used to purchase drone components and finance drone makers. When President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine ...
How Suicide Drones Transformed the Front Lines in Ukraine
Dec 31, 2024 · Outnumbered and desperate, the nation began hacking cheap consumer drones with explosives — bringing a brutal new form of violence to 21st-century warfare. Trader, a Ukrainian drone technician,...
How are 'kamikaze' drones being used by Russia and Ukraine? - BBC
Dec 29, 2023 · Ukraine's main military drone is the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2. It is about the size of a small plane, has cameras on board, and can be armed with laser-guided bombs. A Bayraktar drone was...
Ukraine’s expanding drone fleet is flying straight through Putin’s …
Sep 21, 2024 · Ukrainians are now hoping that by flying their long-range drones straight through Vladimir Putin’s red lines, they can convince Western leaders to abandon the failed doctrine of escalation management and lift restrictions that protect Russia while …
Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program - CNN
Jun 3, 2023 · Under the scorching summer sun at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, an almost invisible drone approaches in the distance. Difficult to spot, the remote-controlled aircraft is also nearly ...
Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots ...
Sep 26, 2023 · A Ukrainian drone pilot reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. The drone unit’s task is to destroy Russia’s heavy machinery, armored vehicles and infantry.