Russia’s war on Ukraine has featured many of the technological advances the world has made over the past decades. If Europeans are serious about their defence capabilities, they need to learn from this use of emerging technology on both sides of the war
The Ukrainian battlespace features the most intensive use of drones in a military conflict in history, marking a shift in warfare tactics and technology
Russia is using Iranian-made drones to make up for its other shortcomings. Their use is unlikely to prove a game-changer – but Europeans should still assist Ukraine to defend against them
Russia’s rumoured purchase of Iranian drones is unlikely to have a major impact in its war on Ukraine. It is unclear how quickly Russian forces could become proficient with these systems.
States in the region increasingly design and produce their own drones. The EU should respond by investing in European drone technology and creating a shared accountability regime for the use of such systems.
Turkey has shown how drones can be a powerful foreign policy asset. The EU and its member states should work with the country to lead the development and regulation of this technology.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has featured many of the technological advances the world has made over the past decades. If Europeans are serious about their defence capabilities, they need to learn from this use of emerging technology on both sides of the war
The Ukrainian battlespace features the most intensive use of drones in a military conflict in history, marking a shift in warfare tactics and technology
Russia is using Iranian-made drones to make up for its other shortcomings. Their use is unlikely to prove a game-changer – but Europeans should still assist Ukraine to defend against them
Russia’s rumoured purchase of Iranian drones is unlikely to have a major impact in its war on Ukraine. It is unclear how quickly Russian forces could become proficient with these systems.
States in the region increasingly design and produce their own drones. The EU should respond by investing in European drone technology and creating a shared accountability regime for the use of such systems.
Turkey has shown how drones can be a powerful foreign policy asset. The EU and its member states should work with the country to lead the development and regulation of this technology.
They are prepared to lose a drone that may cost one or two thousand euros, so that less ammunition has to be fired
Ulrike Franke on the goals and on the lessons for the West behind the use of drones in the war in Ukraine
Ulrike Franke explains if and how decisive the role of drones can be in the war in Ukraine
In this video interview, Ulrike Franke explains the role played by drones in the war in Ukraine and assesses both Ukraine’s and Russia’s capabilities
That’s the nastiness of this war, that they have to fight a cleaner war than the Russians
In this interview, Ulrike Franke explains which could be the symbolic aims behind Ukrainian drone strikes, why they had no casualties, and the role of carboard drones
In this video interview, Ulrike Franke discusses Ukraine’s advantages in the drone war, the role of private individuals and what Kiev should keep an eye on going forward