Ukraine Establishes Specialized Drone Warfare Branch in Response to Russian UAV Threat
TL;DR
The wreckage of a downed Ukrainian kamikaze drone powered by a jet engine and carrying a high-explosive warhead was photographed in Russia, indicating Ukraine's active development of long-range attack drones to confront Russia. The drone, resembling a second-generation Ukrainian OWA-UAV, is independently flown by autopilot and is part of Ukraine's expanding fleet of long-range attack drones. Both Ukraine and Russia have been acquiring and producing jet-powered drones to increase their strike rate against hostile targets.
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- Ukraine’s Zaluzhny touts drones as path to victory; Russia suffers strikes Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine creates a branch of its armed forces specific to drone warfare NBC News
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy orders creation of separate military force for drones Reuters
- Ukraine launches new branch of armed forces dedicated exclusively to drones The Independent
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