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Drones
ANALYSIS: Russia’s ‘Cerberus’ Drone Swarm Controller – Genius or a White Elephant?
Designers from Russia’s Stary Oskol “Reanimator” design bureau have announced the development of a mobile system for controlling fiber-optic drone swarms.
Feb. 10, 2025
Drones
Ukraine’s Robot Wars – Ground Drones Emerge From Shadows
New land-based drones will fulfill a wider range of combat and support roles, including medical evacuation, remote assault missions, minelaying, and acting as kamikaze attack vectors.
Feb. 3, 2025
Drones
How Has Ukraine So Far Survived the Winter Without Energy Blackouts?
The Ukrainian energy system has proven to be more resilient than predicted by the most pessimistic forecasts of international observers and Russia’s best (or worst) efforts.
Jan. 30, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘Madyar’s Birds’ Find Key to Defeating Russia’s ‘Invulnerable’ Fiber-Optic FPV Drones
The commander of Ukraine’s 414th Strike UAV Battalion posted a video showing how a mobile radar detected the incoming UAV and sent its own kamikaze drones to bring it down.
Jan. 30, 2025
Poland
OPINION: Historians Signpost Way Forward for Polish Ukrainian Relations
While Ukraine’s Cyber soldiers are using their skills to redirect Russian drones, Polish and Ukrainian historians are redirecting Ukrainian Polish relations.
Jan. 19, 2025
Drones
Online Photo Suggests US High-Tech Drone Completes First Mission in Ukraine
A photo posted on the Shield AI company website on Dec. 31 as well as open-source social media, confirms rumors that its V-BAT drone has been undergoing tests in real combat conditions in Ukraine.
Jan. 13, 2025
Drones
‘Weapons of Last Resort’ Search for Effective Small Arms Counter to FPV Drones
Despite the high-tech nethods that have developed during the war in Ukraine to counter FPV drones many of them still get through, emphasizing a need for a close-in method of shooting them down.
Dec. 17, 2024
China
Ukraine’s Revolutionary Fiber-Optic Drone: An Electronic Warfare Game-Changer
Ukrainian engineers have developed a drone tethered to a fiber-optic cable that makes it virtually undetectable and impervious to EW attack on the battlefield.
Dec. 9, 2024
Energy
132 Russian Drone Onslaught on Ukraine as Temperatures Drop - 88 Downed
This attack followed Thursday’s attack that involved nearly 200 cruise missiles and drones, leaving more than a million Ukrainians without power amid freezing temperatures.
Nov. 29, 2024
Drones
Russian Recon Drones Dodge Ukrainian Anti-Aircraft UAVs with Automated Turns
A Ukrainian aerial scout, commenting on Moscow’s use of so-called machine vision technology, told Kyiv Post that while “the technology is still raw, it has potential for further development.”
Oct. 31, 2024
UK
UK’s Project Brakestop Builds on Ukraine’s Long-Range Drone Experience
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced its intention to rapidly develop a new, cut-price long-range strike weapon and field it by the end of next year.
Oct. 1, 2024
China
Russia’s ‘Vandal’ Fiber Optic FPV Drone Is Probably Another Chinese Import
A Ukrainian expert has cast doubt on claims that Russia’s new tethered military drone was developed by the Novgorod NPC Ushkuy plant and is actually a Chinese commercial import.
Sept. 11, 2024
UK
UK Confirms 120,000 152 mm Artillery Shells for Ukraine
The UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine has confirmed that it has finalized contracts worth £300 million ($380 million) to supply 152mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine’s Soviet-era guns.
Sept. 9, 2024
Tanks
Russian Tanks Wear Rubber Against Kamikaze Drones
In the latest of an array of solutions that have been used to shield tanks against drone attacks on Ukraine’s battlefield, Russia is repurposing rubber mats.
Sept. 8, 2024
Drones
Ukraine’s Latest Counter-Drone Weapon is Balloon-Based Sensor
As drone swarms saturate the battlefield, it may be more productive to go after the operator rather than defeating individual drones, and this new system may be the answer.
Sept. 4, 2024
F-16
ANALYSIS: Ukrainian F-16s Get Latest US Air Force Electronic Warfare and Jamming Software
A secretive American electronic warfare unit just upgraded software aboard Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets. It probably won’t be a game changer but it’s still bad news for the Kremlin.
Aug. 29, 2024