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Both Russia and Ukraine attacked data centers, but rather differently. Ukraine chose drones, and Russia picked up missiles. Along with assault packages, tactics were strategic too, and exposed none are prepared for drone attacks on data centers.
Starlink limits reshape Ukraine’s drone designs | GJ-21 stealth drone flies from the Sichuan | Russia’s cheap Filin cruise missile | One WWII plant arms 60,000 Pentagon drones | Molniya carries two FPVs
PLA Expands Stealth Drone Launchpoints | Drones Join China’s Submarine Hunt | Beijing's Cargo Drones Move Toward Commercial Service | China Formalizes Drone Flight Support | Latest Research & Patents
Starlink restrictions, and the threat of future satellite cuts, is forcing Ukraine to reconsider how to design drones for specific mission sets. Equipement choices will likely shift, alongside codification of temporary workarounds, and alternative links for connectivity.
Houthis stretch Saudi defenses thin | PLA fixes drone-to-helicopter targeting | Ghost Shark gets mines & Altius drones | Romanian F-16s down Geran-4s | Sting interceptors fired from a naval drone
PLA Fixes Drone-to-Helicopter Targeting | Swarm Combat Beyond First Engagement | China's Artillery-Launched UAVs | Chinese Cities Demand Flight Services | Drone Export Rules
Russia iterates, Ukraine multiplies | PLA drills for jamming failure | Taiwan Coast Guard’s first V-BATs | China’s 47% drone patent share | Jet-powered Garpiya & mobile launchers
Ukraine's drone attacks spurred Russia to operationalize a multi-layer CUAS architecture, ranging from big balloons to lasers, that we expect to cascade onto all Russian energy sites in coming 6-8 months.
PLA Trains for Jamming Failure | DJI’s 25-Second Battery Swap | Microdrone Demand & Emerging Patents | Chinese Modems in Russian Drones
Western militaries are buying more drones, but their programs remain too small for sustained attrition and too slow for a battlefield that keeps changing the requirements.
14 hardware breakdowns of jet drones | Changing carriers + relays | Key offensive & defensive combat shifts | Dominant CUAS tactics | Visual autonomy & EW modules
Russia’s layered refinery defenses | PLA lasers & microwaves vs swarms | Army’s $7B CUAS contract | Houthis debut Shawaz drone | Cutting warheads on jet Gerans
