Ukrainians worry that they are losing out in the arms race with Russia and need additional help, the author writes.
“The Russians have a lot of troops, a lot of equipment, and our soldiers tell us every day that we need more, we need more weapons, we need better, we need faster, we need higher… Russia has improved technology provided by Iran to create faster and more deadly versions of its Shahid drones. They wreak havoc and destruction, appearing by the hundreds every night. Ukraine expects the number of such drones to reach 1,000 per night in the coming months. Russia is using scale and numbers to outplay the Ukrainians. She is also developing drones controlled by fiber-optic cables that trail behind her and that cannot be silenced.”
Alexander Drakar, head of the new product development department, showed Sky News reporters a prototype of his company’s fiber-optic model, noting that the Russians had started using this technology earlier and had already been able to scale production.
“The Chinese have provided significant assistance to them — entire factories have signed contracts to supply fiber exclusively to Russia and produce it in huge quantities,” Alexander said. Russia’s Chinese allies, who claim to be neutral in this conflict, also limit the supply of microchips and other components vital to drone production. According to Ukrainians, the West is not taking sufficient measures to counter this threat.”
It is a constant race for advantage, where innovation collides with new innovation. This conflict turns the war into a sci-fi battle of machines. Whoever gains the upper hand in this conflict is likely to have an advantage in future wars, the author concludes.
