Russia, drone production
Putin says Russia is ramping up drone production tenfold
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ramping up drone production by around ten times to nearly 1.4 million this year in a bid to ensure the Russian armed forces win in Ukraine. Since Russia sent tens of thousands of soldiers into Ukraine in February 2022,
Russia aims to increase drone production tenfold in 2024, Putin claims
In 2023, the Russian army received about 140,000 drones of different types, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This year, Moscow is planning to produce 1.4 million, he claimed.
Ukraine joins NATO anti-drone drills as Russia ramps up drone production tenfold
The drills at a Dutch military base, involving more than 20 countries and some 50 companies, tested cutting-edge systems to detect and counter drones and assessed how they work together.
Russian Man Arrested in Florida Over Smuggling US Parts for Putin's Drones
Separately on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said two men—Sam Bhambhani, 55, of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, and Maxim Teslenko, 35, of Moscow, Russia—were accused of selling laser equipment to Russia's nuclear energy industry. They were both charged with illegal smuggling and conspiring to violate and evade export controls.
Russia's missile and drone production flourishes under sanctions
The production rate of one-way Shahed-136 attack drones exceeds 500 units per month at a cost of about $100 million. Forbes estimates that Russia spends $1.1 billion a month on missile production, with a rate of 132-171 missiles.
Putin's New Drone Strategy Stuns Zelensky; Artificial Intelligence To Take Russia's War By Storm
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised its army will get ten times more drones as compared to 2023 when it got 140,000 ...
Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
Ukrainian drones have struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and ...
Russian UAVs target Kyiv Oblast overnight, air defence responds
Ukrainian air defence assets responded to Russian attack drones twice in Kyiv Oblast on the night of 18-19. Source: Kyiv ...
An Allegedly Corrupt Russian Commander Sent His Best Drone Operator To Die As An Infantryman
Lysakovsky originally fought for the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic before Russia subsumed the DPR’s armed forces early ...
Russia is furious over reports that a commander sent his best drone operators to die as infantrymen because they criticized him
Dmitry "Goodwin" Lysakovsky and Sergei "Ernest" Gritsai recorded a video saying that their commander had sent them to die ...
Russia downs 30 'Ukrainian drones' in overnight attack, defense ministry says
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it defeated a fresh wave of Ukrainian drone attacks over the west of the country.
Ukraine’s Gun-Armed Ground Robot Just Cleared A Russian Trench In Kursk
Back in May, Ukrainian developers revealed a new armed ground robot—the Fury. Four months later, a Fury has fought—and ...
The Russian army struck for the first time with the help of a new UAV carrier FPV drones
The new system, according to reviews from the Ukrainian side, completely nullified the action of the so-called trench EW of ...
Satellite Photos Reveal Damage from Attack on Russia's Biggest Ammo Storage
Satellite imagery has revealed the extent of the destruction caused by a drone attack on a Russian missile and ammunition facility which is believed to store rockets capable of carrying nuclear ...