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.
In the media
As time moves on, AI will make it possible to have less people in the loop. However, the initial and or final decisions would still lie with human beings
Ulrike Franke explains why drones accelerate the war in Ukraine
There’s only very few things you can really generalize about drones because they range from very small systems to systems that are as big as commercial airliners
Ulrike Franke explains the potential that drone technology offers to armies
In this war we have seen once again that quantity has its own quality. If 80 out of 100 drones are shot down, 20 still get through and can do a lot of damage.
Ulrike Franke explains the significance of the UK’s delivery of drones to Ukraine for the war
We hope that the Bulgarian political parties will produce a government that responds to the people’s will. A large part of Bulgarians voted for a pro-EU government.
Vessela Tcherneva commenting on Bulgaria’s place on the world map; the president’s speech; the composition of government; and Kremlin drone incident
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