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Ukraine Open to Sharing Anti-Drone Expertise With Allies, Zelenskyy Says (united24media.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They and Russia are currently the only states in the world with extensive battlefield experience

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Nevermind the Americans, who have been exploiting drone technology since the Iraq War. Afghanistan was thick with them by the time we pulled out. Syria and Libya, as well. And the Sudanese War, the border skirmishes between Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan/India skirmishes, and the Gaza genocide (October 7th was only possible with makeshift drones, and the Israelis paid them back 1000x using far more advanced units) all made extensive use of remote and semi-autonomous weapons.

Ukraine (and Russia) have been the primary markets for new tech. But the tech has been coming from outside the house. Ukraine's national debt is soaring in large part due to their reliance on foreign technology and mercenaries. They are, at best, going to operate as middle-men and resellers, not originators or patent owners.