Drones, Drones, Drones!
In the aftermath of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has built a world-class drone industry and relentlessly improved its drone-fighting capability. As a result, Ukraine has emerged as a world leader in drone technology.
Supporting the American Ukraine relationship ensures that this knowledge is brought to America and can be used to keep America safe and strong.
2 articles in the WSJ and NYTimes highlight Ukraine’s leadership in drone warfare.
NYTimes: How Suicide Drones transformed the front lines in Ukraine
NYTimes: In late 2023, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine announced an ambition never before heard in the history of war. Ukraine, he said, would provide its forces with one million FPV drones in the next calendar year. The announcement, which followed battlefield disappointments and long delays of arms shipments from the United States, pushed this unusual new class of weapon to the front of Ukraine’s bid for survival and rapidly reordered contemporary combat along the way.
WSJ: Ukraine Advances Killer Robot Drones with More Automation, efficiency
Both are well worth reading and highlight the key innovations that Ukraine has developed to stop the Russian onslaught.
Due to policies of the Biden administration which limited weapon and withheld ammunition, the Ukrainian army developed a successful way of fighting based on low-cost drones. The Ukrainian government set clear goals for building a drone army.
Ukraine undertook several key political reforms which allowed this to happen and worked closely with its native tech talent. Ukraine has now emerged a world-leader.
It is vital that the lessons learned by Ukraine are imported into America and the Pentagon. Ukrainian specialists are already working closely with Israel to help protect against Iranian drones.
American investment into Ukrainian security weakens America’s enemies and helps keep Americans safe from attack.
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