Ukraine Drone Brief is turning into a global brief, as hybrid attacks involving drones have become a new reality across European countries, while even a Russian jet-powered UAV has crashed in a neighboring state.
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Aerial Drones
Ukraine has established production of more than 2,000 Bars jet-powered drones per month. They are being used in special operations.
Russia is experimenting with deploying FPV drones from Shahed-type attack UAVs, although there is currently no evidence of this tactic being used on a large scale.
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) has published data on the foreign-made equipment used in the production of Geran drones at Alabuga. The equipment includes a Chinese SMTCL VMC 1000Q vertical machining centre, a Japanese JUKI RS-1R automated component-placement machine, and a German Festo mechatronics production line equipped with a Mitsubishi Melfa industrial robot from Japan.