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Samuel Bendett

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Sep 3, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X

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1/ QUICK THREAD: While Russia was hosting Army-2022 military expo, Ukraine hosted its first international Drone Hackathon on August 26 in order to develop new ideas in military technology for the production of drones. thedigital.gov.ua/news/novi-tekh…

2/ According to official news, 150 participants took part in the development of new technological solutions for the Ukrainian military - among them are design engineers, radio engineers, drone operators and programmers.

3/ Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov: "This hackathon is a unique opportunity to join the development of new digital solutions that will help our military. Our common goal is to raise the development of production and..."

4/ "...technical support for drones to a high level. And not only to buy drones from different companies around the world, but also to create them on an industrial scale in our country. Much depends on you (participants) in how we will develop new (UAV) military-tech projects."

5/ Leading Ukrainians and international IT specialists, military and economists joined the first Drone Hackathon as mentors and judges. kanaldom.tv/v-kieve-nachal…

6/ Dmitry Shymkiv, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Startup Fund: "We are looking for ideas that will make our innovations relevant for the military not in the future, but today. During these three days, we are looking for solutions together with the military."

7/ "So that the ideas that teams come up with at this hackathon are implemented at the front as much as possible. For the Ukrainian Startup Fund, this is the first military-tech hackathon. There will be even more. For us, this is strategically important."

8/ Both Ukraine and Russia are racing to adopt civilian drone technology to combat, hosting events/trainings and hackathons. There is already considerable success in how such UAVs are used, with both combatants seeking an edge in applying DJI and other drones in more novel ways.

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Jul 9

1/ THREAD: What do Russia-based military experts think of the impact of drone warfare in Ukraine? In an analysis translated below, Director of Moscow-based CAST (Center for Analysis of Strategies and Tech) sounds off on the key battlefield changes. rg.ru/2025/07/09/dro…

2/ "It is obvious that as the element base becomes miniaturized and cheaper, combat operations will increasingly take the form of actions by incredible hordes of drones of the most diverse types, shapes, sizes and purposes (but mostly smaller and cheaper)..."

3/ "...and at the same time increasingly long-range and autonomous, which will become the main means of war, since they allow combining reconnaissance and strike capabilities. The battlefield and the rear for tens of kilometers will become a total "kill zone", in which drones will destroy everything."

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Samuel Bendett

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Jul 7

1/ QUICK TAKE by a Russ mil blogger on how to avoid and protect from "zhduns", ambush drones that wait by the road to quickly pounce on target with minimal warning: "Protection from such a drone should begin before leaving (your position)..." t.me/russian_fpv/867

2/ "...in this sense, additional reconnaissance of the route becomes critical: we recommend analyzing the route using available UAVs, paying special attention to potential ambush sites - roadsides, bushes with good visibility, roofs, power lines..."

3/ "...destroyed buildings and areas with limited maneuverability. Another key to survival is unpredictability - you should strictly avoid repetitive patterns: it is necessary to constantly change the routes you use, vary the time of departure for missions..."

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Samuel Bendett

@sambendett

Jun 7

1/5 QUICK TAKE from Rus mil bloggers on the importance of FPVs in combat: "In recent years, it has become clear: the front has changed. FPV drones have proven themselves to be at their best, literally and figuratively. They are cheap, accessible, adaptable. They..." t.me/MariaBerlinska…

2/5 "They fly where traditional means are powerless. They fight 24/7, without sleep, fear or fatigue. Behind every operator is the art of control, behind every drone is astonishing efficiency. More and more resources - personnel, technology, financial - are now concentrated here."

3/5 "The industry is adapting. Budgets are being rewritten. Tactics are being rethought. Electronic warfare systems, autonomous routes, AI tracking algorithms, mobile launch stations - everything is developing around FPVs."

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Samuel Bendett

@sambendett

Jun 1

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1/ QUICK TAKE by Rus mil bloggers on the technical aspects of today's Ukrainian drone strike: "FPV control was carried out via mobile networks (4G, LTE and the like). The bandwidth of modern mobile networks is more than enough to perform such tasks." t.me/ZarodinuVmeste… x.com/United24media/…

2/ "There were no ground control stations and, especially, no saboteur operators nearby. The truck driver in particular and the logistics chain in general are another story that our special services will have to figure out."

3/ "The FPV drone was controlled via the ARDUPILOT software and hardware solution (system). Absolutely the same solution on the "Baba Yagas", only instead of the Starlink terminal, there is an LTE modem with an Ethernet output, to which a single-board PC a la "Raspberry/Orange"."

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Samuel Bendett

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Jun 1

1/ QUICK TAKE by Rus commentators on the consequences of today's strike: "Reinforcement of air defense will be necessary - not only from fixed-wing (Ukr) drones, but also from FPV drones, specially since there has already been an experience of such an attack in Machulishchi, where (our) A-50 was damaged. Obviously, the security at the airfield was not prepared for this type of attack." t.me/boris_rozhin/1…

2/ "Strengthening counter-intelligence and counter-terrorist measures. The enemy was able to prepare and carry out a complex operation on our territory. This is a clear failure of the special services that allowed this to happen."

3/ "The drone revolution is not over. It should be taken into account that the options for using kamikaze attack drones will only become more numerous in the future. The possibility of using drones from hidden carriers (containers, ships with containers, trucks) is not new..."

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Samuel Bendett

@sambendett

May 9

1/ QUICK THREAD on the key military tech seen during Russia's May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow. Since 2022, such parades have been getting smaller in scale as more and more mil tech was used in the ongoing Ukraine invasion. Was this year different?

2/ The parade was opened by a T-34 WW2 tank, just like last year. This year, multiple T-34s went through the Red Square, compared to a single tank in 2024.

3/ Multiple armored vehicles, APC and IFV types followed.

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