Ukraine Can Fight More Effectively in Local Conflicts Utilizing Drones

How do drones change the dynamics of a war?

A drone helps to minimize the losses of soldiers and civilians and also improves the quality of the mission. A soldier has become a very expensive resource on the battlefield. There aren’t many of them, their education is expensive, they have families, and life insurance must be paid out for them. Drones have really become the cheapest method of resolving issues that arise in battle.

How many human lives can a drone save?

When I served in the Israeli army, the government paid soldiers’ families almost $1 million each as compensation in the event of their death. If we can aim the drone towards enemy positions to know the tactical landscape of the situation, and subsequently must attack them, it will no longer be necessary to involve a soldier. During the mission, the whole command could be lost. If a drone is exploring ahead of you in that situation, it saves soldiers’ lives.‍

What is the drone’s role in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Ukraine can strongly defend itself in local conflicts just by using drones because they are incredibly efficient and effective. The command of 2 people that has a drone can go ahead and point the artillery. If we want to attack 2-3 tanks locally, we would simply need a small technique of aiming, firing, and flying away.

Which characteristics does a drone have to have for military use?‍

There are hobby drones on the market like a DJI. It should be noted that this type of use case is created for filming, and that it has a “switch”. It was created so that police can turn off this type of drone for security reasons. There is a difference between these drones and ones used by militaries. The military drone is designed for fighting. It has special military maps and navigation. It can pass along data, adjust artillery fire, and it has jamming and spoofing protection. We were in Ukraine an entire year developing these working solutions.

I’m a volunteer. I want to buy a drone for the military. How can I do so?

The military drone is a dual-use technology. So, you need a special license. We don't want to sell it, for example, to some Russians who are in Europe and want to take apart a military bird to look inside. I don't want to sell a drone to middlemen. There are many people who just want to make a profit from this. Therefore, we sell drones to governments or authorized companies and organizations with a great deal of experience. One example is COME BACK ALIVE, a Ukrainian charitable foundation. All funds that wish to acquire drones are vetted and verified.