Russia’s Putin Calls for Quick Development of Drone Forces
- Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that drones are crucial in the conflict in Ukraine and called for the rapid development of separate drone forces within the military.
- Putin emphasized that Russia needs to ensure the rapid and high-quality deployment of unmanned systems troops.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has highlighted the importance of establishing a domestic drone development and production industry since the war began in February 2022.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov proposed creating a drone force with a target date set for the third quarter of 2025.
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After the Ukrainian drone attack on Russia on June 1 in 'Operation Telaña' which left the pride of Putin's army 'touched and sunk', some have begun to wonder whether these examples partly dismantle the logic of military spending, as much can be gained with little. Swarms of commercial drones, capable of evading ground defenses, can bring down billions of dollars in military weaponry in an instant and find the Achilles heel of an entire nation. M…
The most recent department of the Russian army will be devoted exclusively to drones, one day when Russia announces a new laser weapon to destroy Ukrainian UAV's.
Russia wants to integrate drones into the army as its own weaponry. President Vladimir Putin stresses its growing importance in the air war. Ukraine had already taken this step before.


Russia's Putin calls for quick development of drone forces
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that drones had played a major role in the conflict in Ukraine and called for the rapid development and deployment of separate drone forces within the military. Read full story


Russia’s Putin calls for quick development of drone forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that drones had played a major role in the conflict in Ukraine and called for the rapid development and deployment of separate drone forces within the military. “We are currently creating unmanned systems troops as a separate branch of the military and we need to ensure their rapid and high-quality deployment and development,”
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