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'''Drone [[war]]fare''' consists of the use of [[Drone|unmanned aircraft]] to destroy targets without the benefit of on-site human decision-making and discretion. | '''Drone [[war]]fare''' consists of the use of [[Drone|unmanned aircraft]] to destroy targets without the benefit of on-site human decision-making and discretion. | ||
| − | The [[2024 NATO invasion of Kursk]] initially succeeded with the help of an [[electronic warfare]] blitz that blinded [[Russia]]'s reconnaissance drones and knocked their FPVs (First Person View) out of the sky. Russia struck back with new drones guided by a fiber optic cable,<ref>[https://t.me/Slavyangrad/108247 Destruction of Ukrainian armoured vehicle "Kozak-7" in Kursk region with the help of FPV drone on fibre optics.]</ref> immune to [[radio]] jamming. This was the first time such [[weapon]]s were used in combat. Wire-guided [[missile]]s like TOW or the Javelin have used copper wire to carry control signals for decades. More recently, fiber-optic cables have been used to carry [[video]] signals for the long-range version of the [[Israel]]i Spike anti-tank missile, but fiber optics have not been used previously in attack drones. And while Spike-LR costs over $200k a shot, these new Russian attack drones are about 1/100 as much.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/08/20/russia-launches-new-drone-weapons-against-kursk-offensive/ Russia Launches New Drone Weapons Against Kursk Offensive], David Hambling, ''[[Forbes]]'', Aug 20, 2024. </ref> | + | The [[2024 NATO invasion of Kursk]] initially succeeded with the help of an [[electronic warfare]] blitz that blinded [[Russia]]'s reconnaissance drones and knocked their FPVs (First Person View) out of the sky. Russia struck back with new drones guided by a [[fiber optic]] cable,<ref>[https://t.me/Slavyangrad/108247 Destruction of Ukrainian armoured vehicle "Kozak-7" in Kursk region with the help of [[FPV drone]] on fibre optics.]</ref> immune to [[radio]] jamming. This was the first time such [[weapon]]s were used in combat.<ref>The rotary blades of Russian drones have also been used to cut the cables of Ukrainian copycat fiber optic drones. https://t.me/myLordBebo/68965</ref> Wire-guided [[missile]]s like TOW or the Javelin have used copper wire to carry control signals for decades. More recently, fiber-optic cables have been used to carry [[video]] signals for the long-range version of the [[Israel]]i Spike anti-tank missile, but fiber optics have not been used previously in attack drones. And while Spike-LR costs over $200k a shot, these new Russian attack drones are about 1/100 as much.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/08/20/russia-launches-new-drone-weapons-against-kursk-offensive/ Russia Launches New Drone Weapons Against Kursk Offensive], David Hambling, ''[[Forbes]]'', Aug 20, 2024. </ref> By January 2025, Ukraine's top drone expert, [[Brovdi|"Magyar"]], reported that Ukraine was duplicating the Russian [[innovation]].<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/SKpUoCVe6gVx</ref> |
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| + | In 2023 the Russian defense industry produced 140,000 drones; in 2024 it produced 1.5 million. | ||
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| + | [[Mexican drug cartel]] members are reported to have fought in the [[Kyiv regime]]'s volunteer international [[mercenary]] brigade in order to learn FPV drone skills.<ref>[https://www.twz.com/news-features/cartel-members-fought-in-ukraine-to-learn-fpv-drone-skills-report Cartel Members Fought In Ukraine To Learn FPV Drone Skills: Report]. [[TWZ]], July 30, 2025.</ref> | ||
==Technological advances== | ==Technological advances== | ||
| + | [[File:Photo 2025-06-09 10-43-39.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Echo of war, Ukraine. Birds build nests from the remains of fiber optic cables.]] | ||
Since 2023, FPV drones evolved from homemade projects to full-fledged strike systems with [[artificial intelligence]]. The scope of use is growing, even to the point of being used as makeshift air defense. | Since 2023, FPV drones evolved from homemade projects to full-fledged strike systems with [[artificial intelligence]]. The scope of use is growing, even to the point of being used as makeshift air defense. | ||
Destroying "wings" with FPV drones is not a simple task and requires a certain level of organization with detection assets. However, with the proper means, [[reconnaissance]] drones can be shot down, saving much more expensive surface-to-air [[missile]]s and not revealing the positions of air defense systems. | Destroying "wings" with FPV drones is not a simple task and requires a certain level of organization with detection assets. However, with the proper means, [[reconnaissance]] drones can be shot down, saving much more expensive surface-to-air [[missile]]s and not revealing the positions of air defense systems. | ||
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| + | Drones lacking metal parts can escape radar detection. | ||
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| + | In April 2025 it was reported that [[Rostec]] began testing the “friend or foe” system for UAVs. The equipment had already passed the stage of testing for electromagnetic compatibility with the rest of the "stuffing" of the carrier drones. The key element of the new system is a [[radar]] identifier installed in the drone. At the first stage, the equipment will work with stations using the Russian state identification system. Such devices are used, for example, in [[aviation]] to distinguish friendly equipment from enemy equipment. | ||
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| + | The equipment operates on the “friend or foe” principle and automatically marks friendly drones at an altitude of up to 5 km and a distance of up to 100 km from the radio interrogator. The transponder is lightweight - no more than 90 g - and has low power consumption. This allows the product to be integrated into a wide range of [[civilian]] and special-purpose drones, including agricultural or geodetic quadcopters. | ||
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| + | Both Ukrainian and Russian FPV operators began arming drones with [[thermobaric]] charges, roughly equivalent to a 152/155, artillery shell.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-kamikaze-drone-thermobaric-warhead-russia-video-1886910</ref><ref>https://en.topwar.ru/266672-pokazany-kadry-primenenija-vs-rf-kumuljativno-termobaricheskih-boepripasov-razmeschaemyh-na-fpv-dronah.html</ref> In November 2025 it was reported the Russians had used drones to drop [[napalm]] into Ukrainian digouts. | ||
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| + | ==Tactical considerations== | ||
| + | If the weather is bad, fog, rain, snowfall, then human losses are sharply reduced. FPV drones almost do not fly in the rain - droplets stick to the camera. The water curtain strongly jams the signal at 5.8 Ghz. | ||
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| + | ===Geranium 3=== | ||
| + | According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, serial production was launched at Russian enterprises of kamikaze "Geranium-3" in 2024, allegedly localized versions of the [[Iranian]] Shahed-238, which differs from other UAVs of this family by the presence of a jet engine. | ||
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| + | The upgraded kamikaze drones are equipped with a bypass turbojet engine, which allows them to hit targets at a distance of up to 2500 kilometers, covering this distance at a speed of up to 600 km / h, which makes them virtually invulnerable to machine guns and autocannons. | ||
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| + | The first reports of the use of kamikaze jet drones of this type by the Russian Armed Forces appeared in January 2024. | ||
==Project Maven== | ==Project Maven== | ||
{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}} | {{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}} | ||
| − | ''[[The New York Times]]'' named ex-[[Google]] [[CEO]] [[Eric Schmidt]] as being the main impetus behind [[Ukraine]]'s new push toward autonomous [[AI]] drones which can hunt human targets on their own after their signal has been cut by [[Electronic warfare]].<ref>[https://archive.is/ZuoAw In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed.] David E. Sanger, ''New York Times'', Published April 23, 2024 Updated April 25, 2024.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/us/politics/ukraine-new-american-technology.html </ref> | + | [[File:Madyar.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Hungarian Nazi war criminal Robert Iosifovich Brovdi (call sign "Magyar"<ref>https://t.me/ukr_leaks_eng/15800</ref>) fighting in Ukrainian uniform built illegal chemical weapons delivered by drone.<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/ukraine-begins-escalating-chemical</ref>]] |
| + | ''[[The New York Times]]'' named ex-[[Google]] [[CEO]] [[Eric Schmidt]] as being the main impetus behind [[Ukraine]]'s new push toward autonomous [[AI]] drones which can hunt human targets on their own after their signal has been cut by [[Electronic warfare]].<ref>[https://archive.is/ZuoAw In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed.] David E. Sanger, ''[[New York Times]]'', Published April 23, 2024 Updated April 25, 2024.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/us/politics/ukraine-new-american-technology.html </ref> | ||
Google’s pilot project with the [[US Defense Department]]’s Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, was discussed widely within the company when information about the project was shared on an internal mailing list. Some Google employees were outraged that the company would offer resources to the military for [[surveillance]] technology involved in drone operations while others argued that the project raised important [[ethical]] questions about the development and use of machine learning. | Google’s pilot project with the [[US Defense Department]]’s Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, was discussed widely within the company when information about the project was shared on an internal mailing list. Some Google employees were outraged that the company would offer resources to the military for [[surveillance]] technology involved in drone operations while others argued that the project raised important [[ethical]] questions about the development and use of machine learning. | ||
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==Project White Stork== | ==Project White Stork== | ||
| − | Unlike his previous data-management [[AI]] system, Project Maven, Eric Schmidt's latest Project White Stork is specifically geared toward creating AI [[drone|attack drones]]—ones which can operate autonomously even in an [[electronic warfare|electronic warfare (EW)]] jamming heavy environment. What Schmidt, [[DARPA]], the [[CIA]], and [[Ukraine]] are doing is essentially trying to create fully autonomous [[drone war|drone swarm fleets]] that would turn the battlefield into a nightmarish no-go zone for any “topside” troops.<ref> | + | Unlike his previous data-management [[AI]] system, Project Maven, Eric Schmidt's latest Project White Stork is specifically geared toward creating AI [[drone|attack drones]]—ones which can operate autonomously even in an [[electronic warfare|electronic warfare (EW)]] jamming heavy environment. What Schmidt, [[DARPA]], the [[CIA]], and [[Ukraine]] are doing is essentially trying to create fully autonomous [[drone war|drone swarm fleets]] that would turn the battlefield into a nightmarish no-go zone for any “topside” troops.<ref>https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/can-the-west-still-win-analyzing</ref> |
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| + | ==China unveils new mobile anti-drone air defense system== | ||
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| + | During the exercises of the 71st Air Defense Brigade of the 71st Army of the [[PLA]] Ground Forces, the operation of the Type 625E air defense missile and gun system was demonstrated, which was also able to destroy a "swarm of drones". | ||
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| + | The system is mounted on an eight-wheeled ZBL-08 armored personnel carrier with high cross-country ability and maneuverability, and is equipped with a six-barrel 25-mm Gatling gun with an effective range of up to 2.5 km and a height of up to 2 km. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with FN-16 missiles (analogous to the Russian [[Igla]] [[MANPADS]]) with a range of 6-10 km. | ||
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| + | The guidance and detection system consists of: | ||
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| + | ◾️Search radar station (RLS); | ||
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| + | ◾️Tracking radar; | ||
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| + | ◾️Optical-electronic tracking system; | ||
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| + | ◾️Onboard fire control system (FCS) – continuously tracks the target, calculates the trajectory and sets the optimal interception point. | ||
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| + | In terms of characteristics, the Type 625E is inferior to the Russian [[Pantsir]]-S1 and Pantsir-SM in terms of range and radar capabilities (detection up to 75 km for Pantsir-SM). At the same time, the Type 625E device wins in mobility, compactness and simplicity, which makes it suitable for protecting troops on the march, and is probably more economical and effective against tactical drones and [[artillery]] shells. | ||
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| + | [[China]], which produces most of the world's drones and almost all of their spare parts, which could instantly cut off all countries from access to cheap drones, became concerned about the problem of countering UAVs just a few years ago (first presented at the China 2022 exhibition held in Zhuhai), and has already presented a proven model of weapons that fully meets the realities of modern combat. | ||
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| + | Good speed of response of the military-industrial complex and understanding of the defense department about the need for timely introduction of the latest weapons. It is doubtful that China will allow the sale and export of these systems to the [[Ukrainian proxy regime]] by the [[United States]]. | ||
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| + | ==Training== | ||
| + | In July 2025 the Ukrainian Ministry of Education announce drone piloting and control will become part of the [[education]] curriculum.<ref>[https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukrainian-schools-to-introduce-fpv-drone-training-and-tactical-skills-in-new-defense-curriculum-9862 Ukrainian Schools to Introduce FPV Drone Training and Tactical Skills in New Defense Curriculum].</ref> | ||
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| + | In the [[United States]], ''The War Zone'' reported, "Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is: The U.S. Army asks 'Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?' The answer is yes".<ref>[https://www.twz.com/air/army-touting-grenade-dropping-drone-shows-just-how-alarmingly-behind-the-curve-it-still-is Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is: The U.S. Army asks 'Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?' The answer is yes], Joseph Trevithick, ''The War Zone'', Published Jul 21, 2025. www.twz.com</ref> Meantime, [[Russia]] is testing new drones.<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/dK8vMQH3ykBc New drone testing by Russian forces]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[2M39 Poseidon]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[https://rumble.com/v55r0pu-drone-warfare-is-the-ultimate-equalizer-of-the-future-wars.html Drone Warfare is the Ultimate Equalizer of the Future Wars] | *[https://rumble.com/v55r0pu-drone-warfare-is-the-ultimate-equalizer-of-the-future-wars.html Drone Warfare is the Ultimate Equalizer of the Future Wars] | ||
| + | *[https://youtu.be/-nSS3N8SlDo The Killer Weapon Ukraine Thought Was Dumb to Use—Then Paid the Price] | ||
| + | *[https://www.bitchute.com/video/AodYQu5Kx5SV Russian fiber-optic drone tricks AFU truck and cuts it off at the turn] | ||
*[https://t.me/thisiswarobserver/4695 Ukrainian thermite "dragon drone" is shot down by small arms from Russian trenches] | *[https://t.me/thisiswarobserver/4695 Ukrainian thermite "dragon drone" is shot down by small arms from Russian trenches] | ||
| + | *[https://patricklancasternewstoday.substack.com/p/russian-drone-warfare-command-and Inside Russia's Drone Command and Control, Frontline Kursk Oblast], [[Patrick Lancaster]], Jan 16, 2025. | ||
| + | *[https://www.bitchute.com/video/TJ33B73YhF2N Russian miles-long anti-drone net highway from the Bakhmut-Chasov Yar supply line]. | ||
| + | *[https://youtu.be/wz-yK87sBns Russian Drone Motherships Carrying FPV Kamikaze Drones That Can Strike Deep & Hard]. | ||
| + | *China's new ‘Super Drones’ are reshaping war and industry with mosquito-sized models, 300 mph speeds, swarm intelligence, cloaking tech, and the ability to fly or swim. [https://www.yahoo.com/news/military-experts-weigh-chinas-mosquito-112416142.html] | ||
| + | *[https://www.bitchute.com/video/aYCAXILeMU2O ZvezdaTV's episode on WARTECH] | ||
| + | *[https://weapons.substack.com/p/the-us-needs-to-take-ukrainian-and US Needs to Take Ukrainian and Russian Drone Operations Seriously], [[Stephen Bryen]], Aug 25, 2025 | ||
[[Category:Military]] | [[Category:Military]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, December 13, 2025
Drone warfare consists of the use of unmanned aircraft to destroy targets without the benefit of on-site human decision-making and discretion.
The 2024 NATO invasion of Kursk initially succeeded with the help of an electronic warfare blitz that blinded Russia's reconnaissance drones and knocked their FPVs (First Person View) out of the sky. Russia struck back with new drones guided by a fiber optic cable,[2] immune to radio jamming. This was the first time such weapons were used in combat.[3] Wire-guided missiles like TOW or the Javelin have used copper wire to carry control signals for decades. More recently, fiber-optic cables have been used to carry video signals for the long-range version of the Israeli Spike anti-tank missile, but fiber optics have not been used previously in attack drones. And while Spike-LR costs over $200k a shot, these new Russian attack drones are about 1/100 as much.[4] By January 2025, Ukraine's top drone expert, "Magyar", reported that Ukraine was duplicating the Russian innovation.[5]
In 2023 the Russian defense industry produced 140,000 drones; in 2024 it produced 1.5 million.
Mexican drug cartel members are reported to have fought in the Kyiv regime's volunteer international mercenary brigade in order to learn FPV drone skills.[6]
Contents
Technological advances
Since 2023, FPV drones evolved from homemade projects to full-fledged strike systems with artificial intelligence. The scope of use is growing, even to the point of being used as makeshift air defense.
Destroying "wings" with FPV drones is not a simple task and requires a certain level of organization with detection assets. However, with the proper means, reconnaissance drones can be shot down, saving much more expensive surface-to-air missiles and not revealing the positions of air defense systems.
Drones lacking metal parts can escape radar detection.
In April 2025 it was reported that Rostec began testing the “friend or foe” system for UAVs. The equipment had already passed the stage of testing for electromagnetic compatibility with the rest of the "stuffing" of the carrier drones. The key element of the new system is a radar identifier installed in the drone. At the first stage, the equipment will work with stations using the Russian state identification system. Such devices are used, for example, in aviation to distinguish friendly equipment from enemy equipment.
The equipment operates on the “friend or foe” principle and automatically marks friendly drones at an altitude of up to 5 km and a distance of up to 100 km from the radio interrogator. The transponder is lightweight - no more than 90 g - and has low power consumption. This allows the product to be integrated into a wide range of civilian and special-purpose drones, including agricultural or geodetic quadcopters.
Both Ukrainian and Russian FPV operators began arming drones with thermobaric charges, roughly equivalent to a 152/155, artillery shell.[7][8] In November 2025 it was reported the Russians had used drones to drop napalm into Ukrainian digouts.
Tactical considerations
If the weather is bad, fog, rain, snowfall, then human losses are sharply reduced. FPV drones almost do not fly in the rain - droplets stick to the camera. The water curtain strongly jams the signal at 5.8 Ghz.
Geranium 3
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, serial production was launched at Russian enterprises of kamikaze "Geranium-3" in 2024, allegedly localized versions of the Iranian Shahed-238, which differs from other UAVs of this family by the presence of a jet engine.
The upgraded kamikaze drones are equipped with a bypass turbojet engine, which allows them to hit targets at a distance of up to 2500 kilometers, covering this distance at a speed of up to 600 km / h, which makes them virtually invulnerable to machine guns and autocannons.
The first reports of the use of kamikaze jet drones of this type by the Russian Armed Forces appeared in January 2024.
Project Maven
- See also: NATO war in Ukraine
The New York Times named ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt as being the main impetus behind Ukraine's new push toward autonomous AI drones which can hunt human targets on their own after their signal has been cut by Electronic warfare.[11]
Google’s pilot project with the US Defense Department’s Project Maven, an effort to identify objects in drone footage, was discussed widely within the company when information about the project was shared on an internal mailing list. Some Google employees were outraged that the company would offer resources to the military for surveillance technology involved in drone operations while others argued that the project raised important ethical questions about the development and use of machine learning.
Schmidt summed up the tech industry’s concerns about collaborating with the Pentagon, “There’s a general concern in the tech community of somehow the military-industrial complex using their stuff to kill people incorrectly," leaving unanswered the question of the "correct" or proper way to kill people.[12]
Project White Stork
Unlike his previous data-management AI system, Project Maven, Eric Schmidt's latest Project White Stork is specifically geared toward creating AI attack drones—ones which can operate autonomously even in an electronic warfare (EW) jamming heavy environment. What Schmidt, DARPA, the CIA, and Ukraine are doing is essentially trying to create fully autonomous drone swarm fleets that would turn the battlefield into a nightmarish no-go zone for any “topside” troops.[13]
China unveils new mobile anti-drone air defense system
During the exercises of the 71st Air Defense Brigade of the 71st Army of the PLA Ground Forces, the operation of the Type 625E air defense missile and gun system was demonstrated, which was also able to destroy a "swarm of drones".
The system is mounted on an eight-wheeled ZBL-08 armored personnel carrier with high cross-country ability and maneuverability, and is equipped with a six-barrel 25-mm Gatling gun with an effective range of up to 2.5 km and a height of up to 2 km. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with FN-16 missiles (analogous to the Russian Igla MANPADS) with a range of 6-10 km.
The guidance and detection system consists of:
◾️Search radar station (RLS);
◾️Tracking radar;
◾️Optical-electronic tracking system;
◾️Onboard fire control system (FCS) – continuously tracks the target, calculates the trajectory and sets the optimal interception point.
In terms of characteristics, the Type 625E is inferior to the Russian Pantsir-S1 and Pantsir-SM in terms of range and radar capabilities (detection up to 75 km for Pantsir-SM). At the same time, the Type 625E device wins in mobility, compactness and simplicity, which makes it suitable for protecting troops on the march, and is probably more economical and effective against tactical drones and artillery shells.
China, which produces most of the world's drones and almost all of their spare parts, which could instantly cut off all countries from access to cheap drones, became concerned about the problem of countering UAVs just a few years ago (first presented at the China 2022 exhibition held in Zhuhai), and has already presented a proven model of weapons that fully meets the realities of modern combat.
Good speed of response of the military-industrial complex and understanding of the defense department about the need for timely introduction of the latest weapons. It is doubtful that China will allow the sale and export of these systems to the Ukrainian proxy regime by the United States.
Training
In July 2025 the Ukrainian Ministry of Education announce drone piloting and control will become part of the education curriculum.[14]
In the United States, The War Zone reported, "Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is: The U.S. Army asks 'Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?' The answer is yes".[15] Meantime, Russia is testing new drones.[16]
See also
References
- ↑ Drone warfare is ruthless.
- ↑ Destruction of Ukrainian armoured vehicle "Kozak-7" in Kursk region with the help of FPV drone on fibre optics.
- ↑ The rotary blades of Russian drones have also been used to cut the cables of Ukrainian copycat fiber optic drones. https://t.me/myLordBebo/68965
- ↑ Russia Launches New Drone Weapons Against Kursk Offensive, David Hambling, Forbes, Aug 20, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.bitchute.com/video/SKpUoCVe6gVx
- ↑ Cartel Members Fought In Ukraine To Learn FPV Drone Skills: Report. TWZ, July 30, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-kamikaze-drone-thermobaric-warhead-russia-video-1886910
- ↑ https://en.topwar.ru/266672-pokazany-kadry-primenenija-vs-rf-kumuljativno-termobaricheskih-boepripasov-razmeschaemyh-na-fpv-dronah.html
- ↑ https://t.me/ukr_leaks_eng/15800
- ↑ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/ukraine-begins-escalating-chemical
- ↑ In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed. David E. Sanger, New York Times, Published April 23, 2024 Updated April 25, 2024.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/us/politics/ukraine-new-american-technology.html
- ↑ https://gizmodo.com/google-is-helping-the-pentagon-build-ai-for-drones-1823464533
- ↑ https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/can-the-west-still-win-analyzing
- ↑ Ukrainian Schools to Introduce FPV Drone Training and Tactical Skills in New Defense Curriculum.
- ↑ Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is: The U.S. Army asks 'Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?' The answer is yes, Joseph Trevithick, The War Zone, Published Jul 21, 2025. www.twz.com
- ↑ New drone testing by Russian forces
External links
- Drone Warfare is the Ultimate Equalizer of the Future Wars
- The Killer Weapon Ukraine Thought Was Dumb to Use—Then Paid the Price
- Russian fiber-optic drone tricks AFU truck and cuts it off at the turn
- Ukrainian thermite "dragon drone" is shot down by small arms from Russian trenches
- Inside Russia's Drone Command and Control, Frontline Kursk Oblast, Patrick Lancaster, Jan 16, 2025.
- Russian miles-long anti-drone net highway from the Bakhmut-Chasov Yar supply line.
- Russian Drone Motherships Carrying FPV Kamikaze Drones That Can Strike Deep & Hard.
- China's new ‘Super Drones’ are reshaping war and industry with mosquito-sized models, 300 mph speeds, swarm intelligence, cloaking tech, and the ability to fly or swim. [1]
- ZvezdaTV's episode on WARTECH
- US Needs to Take Ukrainian and Russian Drone Operations Seriously, Stephen Bryen, Aug 25, 2025