The war that rewrote drone doctrine. FPV strikes, interceptors, jamming, and the industrial race behind them — reported from the open record.
By attacking Russian troops while they sleep, the Ukrainian drone unit Aerorozvidka has destroyed dozens of “priority targets.” The drone unit started out as a group of Ukrainian civil defenders that used crowd-funding to get Aerorozvidka off the ground in 2014. The unit was very successful against the Russian invaders in Crimea at the time.…
A recon drone locates a Russian BUK missile system, passes the coordinates on to the Ukrainian artillery which destroys it soon after.
A 6-year-old boy donates his drone to the Ukrainian Army, as "they need it more." He had gotten the quadcopter as a birthday present from his father.
In Ukraine, a local UAS company used a modified DJI drone, reportedly a DJI Phantom 4, to drop a grenade on a vehicle. On Twitter, the following short video was shared by Calibre Obscura that shows a grenade being dropped on a car from about 400 feet in altitude. “A local UA company developing a…
President Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will send 100 Switchblade drones, also known as killer drones to Ukraine. The 100 Switchblade drones from AeroVironment are part of a much bigger $800 million military aid package that also includes 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 100 grenade launchers, 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition,…
A drone captures a Russian tank being blown up by Ukrainian defense forces in Mariupol. One soldier of the armored military vehicle tries to escape in vain. The Ukrainian military just released this video on Youtube that shows a Russian tank being blown to pieces. A Russian tank operator, recognizable by the white band on…
Drones document war crimes in Mariupol and play an important role in showing what happened. They also show the positions of the Russian
7 News Australia’s Chief News Reporter, Chris Reason uses powerful drone footage to show the extensive damage to a residential building after a Russian attack. This is next-level news reporting from Ukraine!
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