How 1,000 days of conflict fuelled robot wars between Russia and Ukraine

Yuriy Shelmuk co-founded a company producing drone signal jammers that initially had little interest, now making 2,500 a month with a six-week waiting list. After a failed Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2023 due to Russian drone use, over 800 new defense companies emerged, focusing on drones, anti-drone tech, and AI. Halyna Yanchenko stated Ukraine’s military-industrial sector is the world’s fastest innovating, with both Ukraine and Russia set to produce 1.5 million drones in 2024, impacting battlefield dynamics significantly.

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