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Два миллиона дронов
Feb. 5th, 2025 04:21 pmКритики Украины любят говорить о том, что она мол сама ничего не делает, а только держится на западных подачках. А вот НЙ Таймс сообщает, со слов некого Антона Верховодова, что они построили уже два миллиона дронов. Не знаю насколько это реалистическая цифра, но факт что о крупных успешных атаках на важные российские объекты сообщают чуть ли не каждый день. Пишут также, что
Ukraine’s hard-won expertise at making and fighting drones is already prompting European countries to consider buying defense systems from Ukrainian companies, either now or after the war ends, Rafael Loss, a fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, told me. The interest comes from an appreciation of how fast the innovation cycle can move. It can take less than a month for a new drone in Ukraine to be met with an adapted form of electronic warfare in Russia that disables it, he said. Western defense contractors can take years to develop a new weapon, including drones, and even longer to test it on a battlefield. “The U.S. and Europeans are struggling to keep up,” Mr. Loss said.
Ukraine’s hard-won expertise at making and fighting drones is already prompting European countries to consider buying defense systems from Ukrainian companies, either now or after the war ends, Rafael Loss, a fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, told me. The interest comes from an appreciation of how fast the innovation cycle can move. It can take less than a month for a new drone in Ukraine to be met with an adapted form of electronic warfare in Russia that disables it, he said. Western defense contractors can take years to develop a new weapon, including drones, and even longer to test it on a battlefield. “The U.S. and Europeans are struggling to keep up,” Mr. Loss said.
