In a front-line dugout this spring, a Ukrainian drone navigator selected a target—a Russian ammunition truck—by tapping it on a tablet screen with a stylus. Vyriy Drone, a top Ukrainian drone startup, said it would produce several thousand autopilot drones starting this month. Auterion’s technology is part of Ukrainian startup Swarmer’s efforts to implement drone swarms, while Vyriy is working with Sine Engineering, another new Ukrainian company. Russia has countered Ukrainian drones primarily by using electronic-warfare equipment that can down them by drowning out the signal between the controller and the craft. One pilot told Auterion that flying the drone and striking Russian targets was so easy that it was boring.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 17, 2024 03:45 UTC