Reuters: Exclusive: U.S.-supplied drones disappoint Ukraine at the front lines
Millions of dollars' worth of U.S.-supplied drones that Kiev had hoped would help in its war against Russian-backed separatists have proven ineffective against jamming and hacking, Ukrainian officials say.
The 72 Raven RQ-11B Analog mini-drones were so disappointing following their arrival this summer that Natan Chazin, an advisor to Ukraine's military with deep knowledge of the country's drone program, said if it were up to him, he would return them.
"From the beginning, it was the wrong decision to use these drones in our (conflict)," Chazin, an advisor to the chief of the general staff of Ukraine's armed forces, told Reuters.
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WNU Editor: It appears that the are getting better at jamming these drones .... Threat from Russian UAV jamming real, officials say (C4ISRNET). As for the Ukraine war .... it continues .... 2,900 explosions in a day. Heavy artillery and tank fire returns to the front lines in Ukraine. (New York Times).
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