How Ukraine Is Building A Drone Army At Its Kitchen Tables
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:49 am
How Ukraine Is Building A Drone Army At Its Kitchen Tables
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambl ... en-tables/
“At first, it looked like some kind of rocket science,” said Oleksii, a Ukrainian assembling drones at home, talking to the Ukrainian IT news site dev.ua. “But after the first drone, it became clear that if you just follow the instructions, everything works out.”
FPV drones, racing quadcopters adapted to be kamikaze munitions, are a key element of Ukraine’s warfighting capability. The low-cost precision weapons capable of destroying tanks and other major military hardware from long range, and help fill the gap left by Ukraine’s critical shortage of artillery ammunition.
The challenge is producing enough of them to make a difference. That's where people like Oleksii come in.
Read more here:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambl ... en-tables/
“At first, it looked like some kind of rocket science,” said Oleksii, a Ukrainian assembling drones at home, talking to the Ukrainian IT news site dev.ua. “But after the first drone, it became clear that if you just follow the instructions, everything works out.”
FPV drones, racing quadcopters adapted to be kamikaze munitions, are a key element of Ukraine’s warfighting capability. The low-cost precision weapons capable of destroying tanks and other major military hardware from long range, and help fill the gap left by Ukraine’s critical shortage of artillery ammunition.
The challenge is producing enough of them to make a difference. That's where people like Oleksii come in.