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Ukraine sent a spiked tank and a Bradley into Russian drone fire. The spikes held, and Ukraine’s own drones got them home

Armored vehicles aren't dead on arrival anymore on the drone-patrolled battlefield. Friendly drones can escort them to the fight.

byDavid Axe

475th Assault Regiment tanks under drone escort.

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Ukraine is now sending its tanks into battle with drone escorts: they can drive into a Russian kill zone and come back alive

The 475th Assault Regiment, short of infantry, was clearing Russian infiltrators out of Vilkhuvatka, a Kharkiv Oblast village 9 km from the Russian border, and its hedgehog tanks took repeated hits on the way to point-blank range.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Russian soldier proudly shows off his tank’s drone defense: tubes of decorative plant clay

Not all Russian anti-drone improvisations actually work. For instance, tubes full of clay. They're 'useless,' one expert claimed.

byDavid Axe

A French VBCI vehicle with dandelion armor.

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Military tech

Cheap drones are shredding NATO armor. France just borrowed Russia’s solution

Four years after "cope cages" became a punchline, a French VBCI is wearing their evolved descendant.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Russia mastered drone-proofing its tanks—Ukraine is copying its tricks

It took years and tens of thousands of casualties, but the Russians have learned to innovate in Ukraine.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Russia’s hedgehog armor works great. Unless your vehicle is too light to carry it.

Tanks can carry full hedgehog coverage. Lighter vehicles can't — and that's an opportunity for Ukraine

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Russia’s next drone-beating tech: dandelion tanks trigger FPVs early

Branching metal structures, similar to the florets on a dandelion, could further boost Russian vehicles' protection against drones.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Ukraine mocked Russia’s hairy anti-drone tanks—now builds its own

First "cope cages." Then "turtles." Now the Russians are making "hedgehog" tanks to defeat drones. And the Ukrainians are interested.

byDavid Axe

hedgehog tank

Ukraine sent a spiked tank and a Bradley into Russian drone fire. The spikes held, and Ukraine’s own drones got them home

Ukraine is now sending its tanks into battle with drone escorts: they can drive into a Russian kill zone and come back alive

Russian soldier proudly shows off his tank’s drone defense: tubes of decorative plant clay

Cheap drones are shredding NATO armor. France just borrowed Russia’s solution

Russia mastered drone-proofing its tanks—Ukraine is copying its tricks

Russia’s hedgehog armor works great. Unless your vehicle is too light to carry it.

Russia’s next drone-beating tech: dandelion tanks trigger FPVs early

Ukraine mocked Russia’s hairy anti-drone tanks—now builds its own

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