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Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

Backpack drones with lasers are taking a critical job from multimillion-dollar aircraft and protecting pilots in the process

Backpack-sized PDW C100 drones can laser-designate targets, reducing exposure and risk to soldiers and expensive crewed aircraft while keeping strike jets safer.
Miscellaneous
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Ukrainian soldiers use remote-controlled vehicles for dangerous missions

Ukrainian forces increasingly deploy remote-controlled armored vehicles to perform supply, mine-clearing and casualty tasks, reducing soldier risk amid manpower shortages and drone threats.
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Ukraine's front-line road nets are catching Russian drones, but gaps leave vehicles exposed to ambush

Anti-drone netting converts vulnerable roads into protective tunnels for Ukrainian convoys, but Russian drone pilots continue to develop methods to breach and exploit the defenses.
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