Ukraine Is Fighting Russia With Drones and Rewriting the Rules of War

[Uncle Joe]

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From commercial quadcopters to fixed-wing military models, drones have proved important to Ukraine, giving its outgunned defense better chances against the huge Russian military. Early in the war, a civilian drone team called Aerorozvidka worked with military units to help Ukraine stall a convoy of armored vehicles headed toward Kyiv, the country's capital. During a nighttime ambush, the unmanned aircraft dropped small explosives on the lead vehicles, which along with mines caused a pileup. The team also helped Ukraine repel Russia's initial attempt to seize the airport near Kyiv.

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Draganfly has sold 10 drones and donated three more for delivering blood, vaccines, antibiotics, insulin and other medical products that must be refrigerated. Partners for that work include Coldchain Delivery Systems and Revived Soldiers Ukraine. Some are being fitted with lidar and magnetometer sensors to detect landmines, too. It plans to send 200 drones by August, said CEO Cameron Chell.

Aquiline Drones has donated 40 of its $3,000 Spartacus Hurricane drones to Ukraine for inspections, search and rescue, and sending relief items like medication and water, said CEO Barry Alexander. With a boost from donations, it hopes to send 1,000 of the drones to Ukraine.

Skydio, whose drones dodge trees and houses using autonomous navigation, has donated dozens of drones, worth about $100,000 in total, to support humanitarian and relief efforts in Ukraine, said CEO Adam Bry. Though Skydio focuses on commercial uses, it also sells drones to the US Army for surveillance.

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