EXPLAINER: Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine - posted at 22:02:17 UTC via apnews.com
Michael Novakhov's favorite articles 22:02:17 UTC EXPLAINER: Killer drones vie for supremacy over Ukraine posted at 22:02:17 UTC via apnews.com They are precise, small in size, able to engage a target in relatively large numbers like a swarm of wasps and above all, they’re cheap. In Russia’s invasion of Ukraine , drones have cemented their reputation as a potent, hard-to-stop and cost-effective weapon to seek out and destroy targets while simultaneously spreading the kind of terror that can fray the resolve of soldiers and civilians alike. They’re also quickly surpassing missiles as the remote weapon of choice because they can be put into any combat theater in greater numbers much more cheaply. Russia’s unleashing of successive waves of the Iranian-made Shahed drones over Ukraine has multiple goals — taking out key targets, crushing morale, and ultimately draining the enemy’s war chest and weapons as they try to defend against them. HOW DO WARTIME DRONES WORK? The Shahed dr