Just one Ukrainian drone battalion the “Achilles,” which specializes in uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) strikes by Kyiv’s 92nd Assault Brigade—uses on average 3,000 first person-view drones a month. But they are not opting for some Western-made weapons, or the most sophisticated drones, simply because they cannot do the job.
“The best examples of weapons,” such as systems like the GPS-guided Excalibur artillery shells, don’t work “at all,” Rustam Nurgudin, the executive officer of the battalion, told a briefing of defense companies and journalists in London.
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By Ellie Cook – Security & Defense Reporter:
Just one Ukrainian drone battalion the “Achilles,” which specializes in uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) strikes by Kyiv’s 92nd Assault Brigade—uses on average 3,000 first person-view drones a month. But they are not opting for some Western-made weapons, or the most sophisticated drones, simply because they cannot do the job.
“The best examples of weapons,” such as systems like the GPS-guided Excalibur artillery shells, don’t work “at all,” Rustam Nurgudin, the executive officer of the battalion, told a briefing of defense companies and journalists in London.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/urkaine-achilles-battalion-drones-electronic-warfare-russia-kharkiv-kupiansk-1979304](https://www.newsweek.com/urkaine-achilles-battalion-drones-electronic-warfare-russia-kharkiv-kupiansk-1979304)
The Americans are learning so much without risking a single soldier
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