Wednesday, June 10, 2026

More Complicated Drones Needed

Russia redirects Ukrainian long-range strike drones into NATO countries.

Live by the sword, die by the sword

[They thought they were under aerial attack, but] drones buzzing over Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Finland were not launched by an enemy: they were Ukrainian drones hijacked and redirected by Russia towards Nato, opening up a new phase of war.

Clever of the Russians. 

And now Ukraine's cheap long-range strike drones will need to add counter-measures to prevent that, making them more expensive. Pretty soon as the race to attack and protect such drones continues, they won't be so cheap and maybe not so numerous.

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