Ukraine, Russia and Drone
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Ukraine's F-16 fleet was grounded for part of the weekend because of poor weather conditions, officials said.
The developers behind Ukraine's interceptor drones are working to ensure that these cheap air defense tools don't become obsolete.
The war in Ukraine showed the US Army just how effective small drones can be. They can be more than scouts. They can be offensive weapons.
Russia continuously upgrades its Geran (Shahed) drones to beat Ukrainian defenses, but rising costs now exceed cheap interceptor drones, flipping the cost balance.
Sr. Lt. Serhii Andrieiev told Business Insider that the cold can disrupt anything from the drone's camera lens, to its battery, to its aerodynamics.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine with around 450 drones and 70 missiles, knocking out infrastructure and wounding at least 10 people
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Ukraine seeks god mode with new control app for drone war
Mission Control feeds directly into Ukraine's performance-based "gamification" model, where drone units earn points for verified kills.
The first phase of the Pentagon's drone competition, Gauntlet, begins later this month. US drone operators will fly and test the systems.
Moscow's latest overnight barrage came amid temperatures as low as -14 F.