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US to provide Ukraine with $800 million for drone production, Zelensky says
(kyivindependent.com)
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I hate to sound cynical, but the U.S. military probably sees this as real-world lab for drone warfare. They are gonna watch what the Ukrainians cook up and how it works very closely, and I would not be surprised if Ukrainian innovations coincidentally turn up elsewhere. Or if they, like, slyly pass it to the Taiwanese military.
But if that gets Ukrainians money for drones? Good. EU countries should pitch in too.
I'm willing to bet they gave the Ukrainians the basic idea of using drones in warfare, and they took it to another level by strapping RPGs and grenades to them. The US basically used them for reconnaissance, but not like this.