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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Drones Russia thought were unjammable just met US LEONIDAS microwave weapon
Fiber-optic UAVs threaten logistics 50 km deep.
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.
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.
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.
Russia is betting on its untraceable weapons during summer campaign, striking 40 kilometers behind front lines
Ukraine’s defense? Operating in the dark.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.