BLUF: Ukraine’s military has begun using strike FPV quadcopters equipped with wings that provide additional lift and flight range, while the Russians have started mass-producing their own FPV drones for the same purpose. A detachable-wing system increases the cost of an FPV drone by about $25, or by $100 if more powerful motors are installed.
The U.S. military has installed Ukraine’s Sky Map system at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia to counter Iranian drones.
Japan’s Terra Drone plans to scale up production of interceptors in Ukraine to 1,000 per month and invest in jet-powered drones to take on the growing threat of jet-powered Shaheds.
Ukraine has moved to procure 25,000 UGVs for the army in the first half of 2026 as part of a plan to completely replace infantry in logistics and evacuation missions.
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