#ukrainian-military

#ukrainian-military

On a fine day in early June, Ukrainian soldiers launched their latest killer robot. With a click on a screen, the unattractively named Gogol-M, a fixed-wing aerial drone with a 20-foot wingspan, took off from an undisclosed location and soared into a wide blue sky.

We’ve worked with thousands of Ukrainians at Drone Fight Club. Only a third of the candidates who come to us make it all the way to certification.

"It is a new Ukrainian rocket, very precise. It has a range of 1,000 kilometers [620 miles]. Many thanks to our Ukrainian developers, manufacturers and our military," he wrote on Telegram.

Ukrainian special operators needed a minute to get the hang of M4 carbines when they traded their classic Soviet-era rifles for the American weapon, a Ranger recently told Business Insider. A lack of ammo didn't help.

"I don't know a hobbyist that wants to fly a drone miles away with a tether to drop a water bottle in someone's yard," says Dave Torres, Red Balloon's head of FPGA security.