Ukraine's Drone Boom Survives Defense Shake-Up
TL;DR
Ukraine’s drone ecosystem, forged by private engineers and the Defence AI Center, is expected to outlast a leadership shake-up after the sacking of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Frontline units already deploy ground drones for evacuation and logistics, while prototypes armed with RPG launchers or heavy machine guns are being tested; the drive came from bottom-up initiative, not directives from above, though a shortage of skilled personnel remains a challenge.
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