Good work. Any thoughts on why Russian fighters (or even helicopters) are not able to shoot down slow-moving incoming drones?

Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: "Unknown previously unseen jet drone found on the Russian territory. https://t.co/7rxhcjGAPR" / X Unknown previously unseen jet drone found on the Russian territory. https://t.co/7rxhcjGAPR

Or this? x.com/bayraktar_1l...

Thanks - hard to tell but very possible

OSINT Intuit 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🇬🇪 on X: "This video is reported to be a Ukrainian long-range Jet UAV flying somewhere over Russia. If it is real, it represents the first known stealth jet UAV Ukraine has deployed in the war. #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar https://t.co/lNWkyncG2b" / X This video is reported to be a Ukrainian long-range Jet UAV flying somewhere over Russia. If it is real, it represents the first known stealth jet UAV Ukraine has deployed in the war. #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar https://t.co/lNWkyncG2b

x.com/UKikaski/sta... @covertshores.bsky.social a new one?

New BEAK Quadcopter Challenges FPVs For The Future Of Drone Warfare BEAK, a quadcopter from Origin Robotics used in Ukraine to deliver munitions with extreme precision may be the most cost-effective weapon on the future battlefield.

A military-grade reusable bomber might be more effective than single-use FPVs in the long run -- like the BEAK now being used in Ukraine, my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Still gonna read HP Lovecraft

The Book of Ghouls Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Ghouls have a special place in the works of H.P. Lovecraft, as the monstrous eaters of the dead are the only creatures from traditional folklore to stalk th...

New in unabridged audio - from The Cthulhu Mythos Anthology Series - THE BOOK OF GHOULS - @davidhambling.bsky.social @ctphipps.bsky.social Philip Hemplow, Matthew Davenport & Eric Malikyte - Performed by Gary Noon.

Ukraine’s Elite Drone Unit Is A Lethal, Fast Growing Tech Start Up Birds of Magyar has grown from a few dozen soldiers to an entire strike drone regiment using the approach of a fast-moving tech start up and constantly innovating.

Birds of Magyar has gown at astonishing speed from a platoon to a whole drone strike regiment, in a process more like the growth of a successful tech start than a military unit -- my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Ukraine’s Interceptors Take Down High-Flying Russian Shaheds Ukraine's Shahed-killing interceptor drones are now starting to bring down Russian strategic attack drones. This is the next stage in an an evolving drone war.

A new stage in drone war evolution as Ukraine's interceptor drones start taking down Russia's Shahed strategic attack drones , my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Ukraine is rapidly developing new tactics and technology for its evolving fleet of FPV motherships - my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Ukraine Is Making FPV Drones Without Chinese Parts And At Lower Cost FPV drone makers always relied on Chinese components, with all the supply chain issues that entails. Now Ukrainian makers Vyriy have built an all-local supply chain.

Making yourself rather than importing is even more important when it comes to drones -- and Ukraine has reached an important milestone www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Drones can precisely place anti-vehicle mines on roads and tracks, making them far more likely to find a target. Now Ukraine is mass producing mines for delivery by drone , my take for Forbes bertie.forbes.com#/compose?id=...

💥 Drone attacks with real-time control have become increasingly systematic against Russian targets in Crimea. t.me/DIUkraine/5627

Good luck with that one. Hitler outlawed socialist parties and purged socialists...but I don't think you're likely to be having a fact-based argument ...

Ukraine Destroys Record 122 Russian Artillery Pieces In One Day A modern version of WW1 acoustic detection is combining with precision attack drones to inflict massive casualties on Russia's big guns. And it is getting worse.

Low cost acoustic detectors with AI plus long-range precise attack drones spell doom for heavy artillery -- my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Ukrainian Lives Hang On A Deadly Electronic Warfare Arms Race Russia has repeatedly upgraded the Kometa satellite navigation antenna in its drones and guided bombs; Ukraine keeps boosting its jamming to send them off course.

A deadly electronic warfare arms race is under way in Ukraine as Russia keeps upgrading the Kometa antenna on its drones and glide bombs and Ukraine keeps jamming it -- my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2025/03/27/ukrainian-lives-hang-on-a-deadly-electronic-warfare-arms-race/

"‘Who would have thought that such small drones would become the main weapon of modern warfare?" - yeah, who would have thought it? ("Swarm Troopers: How small drones will conquer the world" was published in 2015)

Reality is what they want it to be

British Software Will Protect Ukrainian Drones From Cyber Attack Stealthy cyber attacks can cause drones to malfunction or crash. British company Periphery is helping Ukraine defend its drone fleet from these threats.

Cyberattacks can insert malware to bring drones down; British company Periphery will defend Ukrainian drones against these cyber threats www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Phone Call Reveals Putin’s Fear Of Ukrainian Long-Range Drones Putin's desire for a ceasefire which only covers long-range attacks on energy and infrastructure targets shows just how vulnerable Russia is to these strikes.

Trump's phone call with Putin has had one important result: it has revealed just how worried the Russians are about drone attacks in their oil facilities - my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

"Never physically hurt" anyone says so much

Battlefield Experience And Advanced Software Build Better Drones A Lithuanian company is shipping low-cost AI-enabled attack drones to Ukraine. Their edge comes from battlefield experience, smarter software and affordable production.

Lithuanian company Granta Autonomy is one of the few foreign suppliers able to provide effective, low-cost drones with advanced AI to Ukraine -- CEO and co-founder Gediminas Guoba told me how they do it
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Here are losses I could identify for March 17th:

209 💀
24093 👻 in 202 past days
#SkullThrone

sources: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

New Drone Tactics Sealed Russian Victory In Kursk According to a Russian military blogger, mass use of fiber optic FPV drones to target Ukrainian logistics forced them to retreat so the territory could be easily retaken.

A Russian blogger claims their dramatic success if Kursk is the result of a 'revolution' in drone tactics which signal a return to maneuver warfare, my take for Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/davidh...

Harlingen

Unlikely but interesting

A column of thick smoke rises over Volgograd following a night-time Ukrainian drone attack.

Significant new capability

I’ve stated in one :) in Holland - fantastic

That’s exactly what it does