Ukraine's tech warfare: Unleashing unmanned ground assaults
According to the latest report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian forces have carried out their first attack using only unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and drones with a live transmission system (FPV).
This initial attack highlights Ukraine's ongoing efforts to leverage technological innovations in ground operations, notes the ISW.
The attack was conducted, based on statements from a Ukrainian brigade operating near Kharkiv in the east of the country, in an area north of Kharkiv, destroying Russian positions.
A spokesperson for the unit stated that Ukrainian forces executed the attack using dozens of UGVs equipped with machine guns. They also used the UGVs for laying and removing mines at unspecified positions in the area, adds the American think tank.
"Ukraine also continues to innovate aerial drone production. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian officials completed tests of a drone attached to fiber optic cables that will be more resistant to electronic warfare (EW) interference. Russian forces have recently fielded such drones in Kursk Oblast and Ukraine. A Ukrainian drone company reported that it recently assembled a prototype of the first FPV drone made exclusively from components manufactured in Ukraine," the ISW comments.
