Drone Warfare In Ukraine Is Giving A Glimpse Of The Future Of war

 

Task & Purpose: This drone-on-drone dogfight in Ukraine is a glimpse of the future of war 

Early this week the Ukrainian armed forces posted a short video to social media showing its drones in operation, flying over convoys, surveilling battlefields and in one brief bit of footage, taking out a Russian drone by crashing into it at top speed. 

The video, set to electronic music, offers a glimpse into the low-tech approach soldiers are taking to dealing with high-tech tools. 

The footage of the specific incident is short but shows what is starting to happen more and more in Ukraine. With both Russia and Ukraine making heavy use of uncrewed aerial vehicles, UAV dogfights are starting to pop up as the two warring parties try to keep the skies clear. It’s a risky strategy, given that both drones will likely be taken out, and a pretty rudimentary solution for dealing with 21st century technology. But if it’s dumb and it works, it’s not dumb. 

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Update #1: Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare (IEEE Spectrum)  

WNU Editor: One only has to look at the numbers to see how important drones have become on the battlefield .... Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones a month to Russian electronic-warfare systems that send fake signals and screw with their navigation, researchers say (Insider).  

Update #2: Even the Pentagon is beginning to notice .... The US is getting serious about tactical drone warfare - analysis (Jerusalem Post).

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