After successful small scale tests, Ukraine is massively scaling up production to 'tens of thousands' of low-cost interceptor drones to stop Russia's Shahed barrages - my take for Forbes in comments below
David Hambling
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David Hambling
@David_Hambling
Writer: Technology, especially military, especially drones. Author, 'Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world' - swarm-troopers.com
South London
Joined December 2009
- Fiber drones are literally changing the landscape in Ukraine, and brining a new level of threat -- my take for Forbes in comments below
- A German drone controlled via fiber optic cable is immune to all forms of jamming and detection, and it's being tested in Ukraine -- my (exclusive) take for Forbes @forbes
- A Canadian volunteerr flying interceptor drones in Ukraine talks about his missions and the tactics and technology of a rapidly evolving drone war - my take for Forbes in comments below
- Fiber FPV drones are evolving fast. Ukrainian makers 3DTech explain how they upgraded the fiber drone, and why they now wind their own fiber cables to avoid 'accidental' breakage common with Chinese suppliers -- my take for Forbes in comments below
- Ukraine’s breakthrough seems to have been achieved by massed used of jammers to knock out Russian drones and massed drones to break through the lines -- my take for Forbes @Forbes forbes.com/sites/davidham…
- Ukraine's night bomber drones are a far more significant force than is currently realized -- my take for @Forbes
- FPV kamikazes are now being used in increasing numbers. And they seem to work.
- Chaplin once came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike competition
- China just cut off battery supplies to US military drone makers Skydio, causing an immediate shortage and rationing -- but Ukrainian Wild Hornets are already assembling their own drone batteries, my take for @Forbes
- The power of duct tape
- As the number of drones rises from thousands to millions, Ukraine is replacing improvised drone bombs with custom-made munitions, but the approach is more like Amazon than a traditional weapon maker - my take on Steel Hornets for Forbes forbes.com/sites/davidham…
- Six months ago this technology was not even a rumor, now it is destroying targets and proliferating worldwide -- my take on unjammable fiber-optic drones for @Forbes
- Ukraine has just unveiled the world's smallest aircraft carrier -- Ursula is a meter-long USV transporting a single FPV attack drone, opening up a range of new tactical possibilities - my take for Forbes in comments
