NATO, drone and Russia
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Ukraine's drone pilots played the enemy. NATO stopped the exercise 3 times
Ukraine's drone pilots went to Sweden's Aurora 26 exercise on Gotland and played the enemy. The training stopped three times. Swedish and NATO forces kept running out of things to defend with.
In late March the NATO commander, with a team of analysts and experts, visited the Ukrainian capital. The first meeting provided a nasty surprise, when the NATO team was told that currently Europe is not prepared to defend itself against Russian forces armed with drones.
NATO allies increasingly study Ukraine's wartime innovations in drones and defense production as the alliance prepares for its July summit in Ankara.
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Ukraine tested it. The Dutch bought more. Australia's battle taxi just became NATO's favorite
Australia's Bushmaster just landed a repeat order from the Netherlands, who saw how it performed in Ukraine and wanted more. That's the most credible product review available: an operator who knows exactly what they're getting,
Recent Russian drone attack on Romania could be ‘deliberate provocation’ to probe Western alliance’s defences and test political fallout
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has received intelligence indicating Russia will launch an assault involving drones and missiles.
China accuses Japan of pursuing remilitarisation after Tokyo deploys officers to NATO’s Ukraine assistance mission.
Drone command centers, units, and operators are highly valuable targets, so Ukraine keeps them mobile and underground.