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An FPV drone snared by a net fired from a Chipa net gun, developed by BlueBird Tech. Photo: BlueBird Tech via Defense Blog

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Ukraine is buying jam-proof fiber-optic drones for first time to single standard, so any maker can compete

Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency launched its first buy of fiber-optic FPV kamikaze drones to Defense Ministry-defined specifications.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine's Deadliner Q1. Source: Stellarion

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No radio signal, no way to jam it: Ukraine’s top-ranked strike drone can wait 48 hours for its target

Ukraine's manufacturers ranked their most effective fiber-optic strike drones in July, with Beshket, Deadliner Q1, and Vyriy Opto 10 taking the top three.

byOlena Mukhina

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This Ukrainian border town has served as Russia’s testing ground for new weapons of terror since 2023. Then, it turns them on rest of Ukraine

Russia is treating Ukrainian border towns as its testing ground, regardless of the civilians who live there. The…

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine approves more than two new drone systems a day this year. Almost all of them are now homemade

Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified 413 unmanned aerial systems in the first half of 2026, up 73% on 2024.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine deploys AI-powered turret that can shoot down FPVs

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Ukraine deploys AI-powered turret that can shoot down FPVs. Operator’s only job is to press button to confirm strike

First combat use was recorded by soldiers of the K-2 Brigade. More than ten frontline units are already operating the system across key sectors.

byOlena MukhinaandbySerhii Omelchenko

FPV drone by Ptashka Drones equipped with a 50 km fiber optic reel. Photo from the company’s official Telegram channel.

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Technology Russia and Ukraine refined on their battlefield just hit Israeli Black Hawk in Lebanon

Fiber-optic drones cannot be jammed by electronic warfare. No signal to block. No frequency to suppress. The wire carries the signal directly from operator to drone.

byOlena Mukhina

Defense News: Ukraine used a Pringles can to blow up a Russian tank

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Ukraine has delivered 92% of last year’s fiber-optic drone total to Front in under four months

Ukraine's just solved the fiber-optic cable price problem.

byOlena Mukhina

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The most dangerous drone unit Russia has just lost its logistics base near Mariupol — Ukraine found it and burned it

Last night, Ukraine's SOF destroyed the base of Rubikon — Moscow's elite unit that operates virtually every Russian attack and reconnaissance drone type except Shaheds.

byYuri Zoria

The US-developed Leonidas VehicleKit platform. Source: Epirus

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Drones Russia thought were unjammable just met US LEONIDAS microwave weapon

Fiber-optic UAVs threaten logistics 50 km deep.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine to boost drone warfare with fiber-optic tech and expanded Drone Line, Umerov says

At a top-level military meeting, officials agreed to scale up drone production and funding, focusing on longer-range and more precise attacks, according to the security secretary.

byYuri Zoria

wp china sent ukraine just 72 miles fiber-optic drone cable—but gave russia 328000 power its fpvs · post russian president vladimir putin meeting chinese xi jinping 16 2024 xinping news

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WP: China sent Ukraine just 72 miles of fiber-optic drone cable—but gave Russia 328,000 miles to power its FPVs

Despite cutting direct drone exports, China’s tech factories are keeping Russian drone makers in business—shipping the components that power their most advanced systems.

byYuri Zoria

nyp how small ukrainian factories building drones hunt russian crafts — without draining millions nomad co-founder ceo andrii fedorov pictured interceptor drone inside company’s production facility kyiv new york post

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NYP: How small Ukrainian factories are building drones that hunt Russian crafts — without draining millions

The NYP tours where engineers are building budget UAVs to overwhelm Moscow’s drone swarms.

byYuri Zoria

An illustrative image. Ukrainian soldiers

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Russia is betting on its untraceable weapons during summer campaign, striking 40 kilometers behind front lines

Ukraine’s defense? Operating in the dark.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian deep strikes on military targets cost Russia $ 10 billion in five months

Between January and May 2025, Ukrainian drone strikes generated $1.3 billion in direct damage to Russian facilities and $9.5 billion in indirect losses from shutdowns and supply chain disruptions.

byVira Kravchuk

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Moscow mass-produces drones—China pretends it’s not helping

From microchips to optics, Chinese firms are arming Russia’s drone war through proxies and shell companies, allowing Moscow to close the tech gap.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s terminal guidance FPV drone bypasses Russian jamming in new footage

The drone locks on target and continues mission after losing signal, video shows.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia deploys FPV drone ambushes on roads. Ukraine hunts and destroys them

A new video reveals how patrol police drone operators are countering hidden drone threats.

byYuri Zoria

oleksandr syrskyi 21st meeting contact group ukraine's defense april 2024 credit telegram/syrskyi

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Ukrainians struck 54,000 Russian targets in December, half with kamikaze drones, commander says

Syrskyi reports major developments in drone warfare capabilities, including the fielding of fiber-optic FPV drones and increased survivability rates.

byYuri Zoria

fiber-optic drones

Ukraine is buying jam-proof fiber-optic drones for first time to single standard, so any maker can compete

No radio signal, no way to jam it: Ukraine’s top-ranked strike drone can wait 48 hours for its target

This Ukrainian border town has served as Russia’s testing ground for new weapons of terror since 2023. Then, it turns them on rest of Ukraine

Ukraine approves more than two new drone systems a day this year. Almost all of them are now homemade

Ukraine deploys AI-powered turret that can shoot down FPVs. Operator’s only job is to press button to confirm strike

Technology Russia and Ukraine refined on their battlefield just hit Israeli Black Hawk in Lebanon

Ukraine has delivered 92% of last year’s fiber-optic drone total to Front in under four months

The most dangerous drone unit Russia has just lost its logistics base near Mariupol — Ukraine found it and burned it

Drones Russia thought were unjammable just met US LEONIDAS microwave weapon

Ukraine to boost drone warfare with fiber-optic tech and expanded Drone Line, Umerov says

WP: China sent Ukraine just 72 miles of fiber-optic drone cable—but gave Russia 328,000 miles to power its FPVs

NYP: How small Ukrainian factories are building drones that hunt Russian crafts — without draining millions

Russia is betting on its untraceable weapons during summer campaign, striking 40 kilometers behind front lines

Ukrainian deep strikes on military targets cost Russia $ 10 billion in five months

Moscow mass-produces drones—China pretends it’s not helping

Ukraine’s terminal guidance FPV drone bypasses Russian jamming in new footage

Russia deploys FPV drone ambushes on roads. Ukraine hunts and destroys them

Ukrainians struck 54,000 Russian targets in December, half with kamikaze drones, commander says

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