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The threat of Russia is no longer drones, they are now combat airplanes violating airspace. And Europe has taken its fighters

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First it was a swarm of Russian drones entering Poland’s airspace. NATO He responded with fire. That first order of Moscow has had its continuation last Friday, when three Russian fighters did the same In Estonia. NATO response was overwhelmed again. However, threat and tension, far from lesseing, has increased a few hours ago About the Baltic Sea. Russian incursion in Estonia. As we said, the recent cross of three fighters MIG-31 Foxhound Russians in Estonia’s airspace All alarms In Eastern Europe and has tested the immediate response capacity of NATO. The intrusion, occurred on The island of Vaindloo In the Gulf of Finland, it was carried out without flight plans, with transponders off and without communication with the Sonian air control services, which makes it an act deliberately provocative. Given this, the new Eastern Sentry operationwith the takeoff of Italian F-35 fighters of the Baltic Air Police Detachment, to which devices were added Swedes Jas 39 flu and Finnish fighters to intercept and monitor intruders. The episode It is not isolated: It continues at the entrance of 19 Russian drones in Poland and Romania the previous week, of which several were demolished by Polish and Dutch forces, and others crashed into Polish territory. These incidents demonstrate a Russian pressure pattern that seeks to test the limits of the alliance. Reactions. The political response was swift. Estonia Foreign Minister He described the incursion of “unprecedented provocation” and demanded rapid measures of political and economic pressure. Prime Minister Estonia communicated directly with NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, who reiterated the solidarity of the organization and the need for reinforce deterrence In the region. In addition, Estonia announced that he will convene for the first time in his 34 years as a member of the United Nations an emergency meeting of the Security Council. European diplomacy, in the voice of Kaja Kallas, He condemned the act As a “dangerous provocation” and stressed that it was already the third violation of community airspace in a few days, promising more support for the defense of the Baltic states. In parallel, voices in Lithuania They suggested that the alliance should be willing to demolish intruder planes, remembering the Turkish 2015 precedentwhen a Russian Su-24 was killed on the border with Syria. A Russian Mig 31 The legal framework. Given the situation, Estonia considers invoke article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which forces allies to joint consultations provided that one of them feels threatened their safety, such as Poland already did After the intrusion of Russian drones. The activation of this mechanism reflects the severity with which the threat is perceived and the need to show cohesion against Moscow. The Eastern Sentry operation, launched days before, initially provides rapid reaction fighters and an anti -aircraft, with the perspective of extending from The Arctic to the Black Sea to cover the entire eastern flank of the alliance against drones, missiles and airplanes. General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Commander Allied in Europe, He stressed that this new frame will allow a more flexible and focused defense where it is required. A Russian IL-20m German interception. A few hours ago the tension It has increased. The output of Two German Eurofighter From the Rostock-Laage base to intercept a Russian IL-20M recognition plane on the Baltic Sea, it has placed the region again in the center of the climb between Moscow and NATO. Again, the Russian apparatus flew with the transposeor off, without responding to contact calls, an increasingly common pattern in incursions that are interpreted as acts of deliberate provocation. The incident came just days after the incursion of the three Russian Mig-31 fighters. The strategic pulse of Moscow. For Poland and Baltic states, incidents are not isolated, but part of a sequence of calculated steps of harassment. Just a few days ago and as we count, Warsaw denounced Lat the fall of 19 Russian drones In its territory, and its Foreign Minister described the Kremlin strategy as a series of incremental provocations, always on the edge, but without reaching the open conflict. The discovery of remains of a lure drone in a Polish forest reinforces the sensation constant trial of NATO defenses. Meanwhile, the Kremlin He denies responsibility and accuses the West, in particular to the United Kingdom, to lead an alleged “warmongering field” that prevents progress in the resolution of the war in Ukraine. The fissures of the West. One of the most disturbing elements in this context is the perception that the United States could be reducing its commitment in the defense of the eastern flank. Bloomberg cited Kremlin sources according to which Putin would have concluded, after his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, that Washington will not significantly reinforce kyiv’s military capacity, which encourages Moscow to intensify its attacks to force Ukrainian capitulation. In parallel, The Guardian told that reports that the White House plans to reduce security assistance to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, despite being countries directly exposed to Russian pressure. Trump’s statement, stating that he would defend Europe but without deepening details, adds strategic ambiguity at a time of high voltage. Climbing risk. Baltic and Central European leaders agree that the situation is dangerously approaching A breakdown. The president of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, warned that, although Russia strives to clearly exceed red lines, erratic logic and incompetence at different levels of the Russian system could lead to a real clash, whose responsibility would fall on the Kremlin. From Prague, President Czech Peta Pavel He claimed an answer Firm and united from NATO, remembering that giving in to the aggression would be equivalent to “turning your back on evil.” The shadow of a greater conflict plans on the northeast European: each new air incursion or drone attack increases the probabilities of a calculation error that precipitates a direct confrontation. Ukraine and a way. Under this climate of growing hostility, President Zelensky declaredbefore traveling to the UN, who would be willing to meet with Putin, even with Trump, to explore A political exit. … Read more

The generals in the Ukraine War have ceased to be human. There are drones giving drones before attacking

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The technological jump that is being given in the Ukraine War exceeds any forecast to a Unexpected speed. Of machines capturing and prisoners He went to drones attacking on your own In weeks. Now, these robots crews capable of coordinating on their own have a devastating weapon that makes them more unpredictable: an AI capable of generating military controls between algorithms, and several programs that multiply their scope. The jump of the swarms. Yes, the swarms of driven drones by artificial intelligence They are moving from promise to operational practice: software as Nemyx, from Auterionconverts compatible platforms into a coordinated force that maneuver, decides and attacks collectively to saturate defenses. In fact, United States will send 33,000 “attack kits” Updateable to Ukraine, a symptom that armies assume that intelligent volume (many cheap, connected and freelancer) can tip the balance on the battlefield. How they work. Actually, the key is not a “more capable” drone, but many drones that cooperate Like an organism: They share information, roles are distributed (one being the closest to a “general”), they reconfigure before interference and elude defenses with coordinated routes and attack times. Thus, a single operator controls multiple vectors, decision -making is automated at the tactical level and the resulting “precision mass” overwhelms radars, missiles and anti -aircraft artillery with whiter than they can manage. The Ukrainian ecosystem. Had the weekend The Financial Times than auterion has presented his “drone swarm strike engine” (Nemyx) as an app on his operating system to add drones to swarm with A simple updatewhile Helsing (next to Systematic) announces swarm capabilities directed by Ia. In parallel, Ukrainian companies Like Swarmer They claim to have intervened in 82,000 operations, with software that allows a group to approach Russian positions and choose autonomously The time to attack, materializing a trend initiated in 2016 with microdrones launched by F-18 and accelerated by Chinese demonstrations of great swarms since 2017. The Ukrainian advantage. Ukraine has A massive file operational video (including a classified base called Universal Military Dataset) that feeds models of autonomy and learning, an asset that its companies consider decisive. In addition, the opening of software and standards allows Integrate platforms In “weeks or days”, not in “months or years”, lowering the entrance barrier for diverse manufacturers and shortening the innovation cycle against adversaries. Ukrainian drone R18 Of the waves to learning. For his part, Russia It has improved Its effectiveness grouping long -range Shahed attacks, but that looks more like coordinated waves than a “intelligent” swarm. The new generation introduces Learning and coordination Distributed, eliminates the dependence of a single communications relay and allows each drone to adjust its behavior in real time, so saturation is not only quantitative but also tactically adaptive. Cust manufactures several drones of the Skvorets FPV family, some with a high degree of automation The Russian jump. Plus: Russia has announced An advance that could transform war with drones: thanks to the orbit systemdeveloped by the Cust consortium (a network of More than 200 startups That has broken with the slowness of the traditional defense industry), the FPV operators would no longer have to approach the front. Instead of risking artillery or kamikaze drones, they could control devices From hundreds of kilometerseven from Moscow, while first -line soldiers only briefly display drones from backpacks. Train an hour. The system uses artificial intelligence algorithms and neural networks for Identify, track and attack Objectives, making the operator more than a pilot. According to their designers, the necessary training passes four weeks to just an hour, a jump that is real democratizes the lethal piloting capacity. Technology would allow Russia to maintain its rhythm of massive drones (more than 30,000 delivered in 2024) at the same time that protects its most valuable staff, operators, considered even more important than tanquistas in the Ukrainian points system. Skvorets evolution. They remembered in Forbes that Cust has demonstrated industrial pragmatism: from the basic skvorets, with loads of 3 to 4 kilos and reach of more than 10 km, versions have emerged With thermal cameras, reusable recognition models, the Skvorets-Z variant with automatic objective block and the skvorets pro with such automated functions that it can be handled by a pilot without experience. They have even developed a Naval model launched From robotic vessels, which shows that the concept of remote control was already mature before orbit. In other words, if Orbita works as statedthe roles change: there will be no operators in improvised basements near the front, but in remote, invisible and untouchable control centers. Drones could be thrown by infantry soldiers, unmanned land vehicles or autonomous vessels, while the attack decision is validated from rear. Ethics and legality. Expanding the framework of all these advances, the power of all these systems tension the principle of significant human control. In the case of the Ukrainian side, European developers They underline that the operator maintains the authorization of whites and the supervision of lethality, in line with doctrines and limitations of international law, but the border between tactical automation and full autonomy It is blurred As the algorithms assume more flight decisions, objective allocation and attack synchronization. For its part, in the Russian case Orbit announces A future where “Bots on Earth” will replace the “Boots on Earth”, where FPV duels will be fought Between guided machines at a distance and not between nearby combatants. In an immediate horizon, the classic operator by handing a drone a few kilometers from the enemy might seem as obsolete and exposed as a cavalry rider in the middle of the battle of the 21st century. Image | National Guard of Ukraine/Twitter, TrydenceCust In Xataka | Machines capturing and prisoners were the preserve of science fiction. Until the war in Ukraine arrived In Xataka | Something unprecedented in Ukraine is happening: combat drones do not need humans to coordinate and attack

Ukraine has found the antidote to the Russian Kamikaze drones in World War

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During World War II a battalion became In “Immortal” For history books. They were not soldiers, but artists who dedicated themselves to create for the war campaign of the allies. From the creation of military sound recordings to the construction of tanks, airplanes and trucks. With a caveat: They were inflatable To confuse the Nazis. Now Ukraine recalled that story. THE WAR OF THE LOB. Yes, on the Ukrainian front, which seems like a battlefield loaded with artillery, drones and armored vehicles can hide an elaborate stage of deception. At least since 2023 They have multiplied Tests of how the two sides use wood tanks, plywood cannons, false soldiers and even inflatable drones to force the enemy to waste expensive ammunition. A Famous example It was that of a Russian drone that spread images of the destruction of an alleged Ukrainian tank, followed by a video of a soldier laughing next to the remains of his “wooden car.” This mixture of crafts and technology is part of a strategy that seeks to balance forces in a conflict in which each missile and each drone have enormous strategic value. In Xataka The hoteliers promised them happy with the huge business of the terraces. Until the new antitabaco law arrived Cardboard artillery. Among the most popular lures are replicas of the m777 obuse British manufacturing, fundamental in the Ukrainian artillery. Volunteer groups, such as Na chasi or reaktyvna posthta, manufacture wood folding models that cost Between 500 and 600 dollars and can be mounted in three minutes by two people without the need for tools. In front of them, Russia launches their Kamikaze Lancet drones valued at about $ 35,000 each, which makes the lures a minimum investment that achieves multiply wear enemy. Some of these false obuse, like one Nicknamed TolyaThey have been in the front for more than a year, resisting repeated attacks and being repaired again and again with adhesive tape and screws. M777 imitation obuses are especially popular among Ukrainian troops The art of deception. The effectiveness of a lure depends so much on its manufacture as its context. It is not enough to imitate the silhouette of a weapon: it is necessary Recreate the environment With wheel fingerprints, ammunition boxes and even latrines to give credibility. This attention to detail He has managed to confuse even to Ukrainian military controls. In addition, a tactic is used that consists of quickly withdrawing the real mortars after a shot and replacing them with copies, which forces Russia to waste resources in non -existent whites. Inflatable lures, such as this Ukrainian imitation of the acacia, are light, fast and simple to install, but they can be easily destroyed The Russian strategy. Russia, on the other hand, uses with the same intensity techniques of camouflage and deception. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, up to half of the drones in recent attacks They are cheap imitations that seek to saturate anti -aircraft defenses and force to shoot expensive missiles against whiteless whites. Companies Like Rusbal They manufacture 2D versions visible from satellite, lures that emit heat similar to that of an engine or simulate military radio traffic. They have even reached produce mannequins Dresses with uniform and internal heaters to deceive Ukrainian thermal cameras, demonstrating the amplitude of the resource. The historical precedent. Although today’s technological sophistication makes these lures look like innovative, they are actually part of a long tradition. In ancient times, armies like Aníbal’s created false camps to confuse the Romans. During the First World War, tanks and wooden planes were built to deceive aerial observation. In World War II, the famous ghost armyof the allies deployed inflatable tanks and fictitious airplanes in the south of England to hide the preparations of the Normandy landing. The goal was always himself: Make the enemy foured against shadows and spend their strength against anything. {“Videid”: “X8J6422”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Declagic video of the encounter between Russian fighters and the American drone”, “Tag”: “United States”, “Duration”: “42”} The War Economy. In the Ukraine War, where Western Arsenales of Anti -Jerio missiles are limited and each unit sent from the United States or Europe has a political and economic cost, the lures become efficiency multipliers. Make Russia waste a Lancet drone against a 500 model not only has a tactical value, but also economicalbecause each unfavorable exchange erodes the resources of the aggressor. Similarly, the cheap drones that Russia launches like false Shahed They force Ukraine to decide If you spend in expensive interceptors or risk the penetration of a real attack. The Lables War is, in essence, a budget fight: who makes the adversary consume more resources than he can replace. In Xataka Germany has had an idea to protect its population in case of war: buy huge amounts of Ravioli in can The future with lures. In summary, the conflict in Ukraine, even being technologically a Military Innovation Fieldhas turned something as “classic” as lures and optical illusions in A strategic tool first order. Not only allow resources to be saved in front of an enemy with great fire capacity, but also open a space where Civil innovation (Volunteer groups, improvised workshops) is integrated into national defense. Both on land and in the air, the imitation war demonstrates that, beyond the sophistication of modern weapons, the imagination remains a weapon as powerful as any missile. Image | Na chasi, Apate, Back and Alive In Xataka | What has not achieved the war in Ukraine has done 19 Russian drones: to test Europe and article 5 In Xataka | Russia has just launched the greatest order to Europe since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. And Europe has responded with fire  (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Ukraine has found the antidote to the Russian Kamikaze drones in World War It was originally posted in Xataka by Miguel Jorge .

How 19 Russian drones returned Europe to a red line that has not crossed since 1945: activate article 5

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In one unprecedented nightbetween 11 and 19 Russian drones they violated the Polish airspace, many from Belarus, between 23:30 and 6:30, coinciding with new offensives against Ukraine. Several devices were shot down by fighters F-16 Poles and Dutch F-35while others fell into a Polish territory, one came to hit a home. What happened next is an escalation of tensions in the old very dangerous continent. Against Poland and the rest of Europe. Shortly after It was known that remains of at least seven drones and a projectile still without identifying were recovered. The authorities revealed many of them as gerbera drones, a simplified Russian variant The Shahed-136 Iranian, whose 600 km range Leave doubts about your launch point. The remains They appeared in areas near the eastern border and also in regions to the north and west, which forced the Temporary closure of four airports, including Warsaw. The military response. Poland activated its defenses Aeros and deployed airplanes, helicopters and an early alert system SAAB 340 Erieye To follow the drones. Together with Dutch participation, an Italian early alert plane joined, A MRTT cistern of NATO and Patriot batteries German on alert, although without shooting. It was primera time in history that alliance airplanes opened fire in their own airspace against a hostile target. Remains of a Amraam missile They suggest that modern air-air-air weapons were used, although it is not clear whether by F-16 or F-35. Warsaw and the alliance. Prime Minister Donald Tusk described violations as an act of aggression that increases the risk of a great war in Europe “at the highest level since 1945”. The Polish government summoned the Russian Business Manager, although Moscow He denied responsibilities and said he did not intend to attack Poland. Warsaw invoked article 4 of the Atlantic Treaty, which opens consultations among the 32 allies when the integrity or security of a member is threatened. It was the eighth time which has been activated since 1949. NATO, however, confirmed that there will be no immediate changes in its military position. International reactions. The episode caused immediate condemnations In Europe and the United States. Democratic and Republican legislators spoke of a “fire test” of Putin, with some qualifying the attack of “act of war” and claiming hard sanctions. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the drones were clearly directed to Poland and did not deviate by error. Many analysts consider that the action could be A Moscow essay to study the NATO reaction and reinforce its hybrid war strategy in Europe. Meanwhile, Tusk revealed which has received concrete support proposals to reinforce the Polish air defense, which already has an ambitious modernization and alert systems such as low -level surveillance hot spurs. The scope of article 4. He Article 4 establishes that allies must meet for consultations whenever one of them perceives that their territorial integrity, political independence or security They are threatened. This It does not imply An automatic defense commitment, but opens the door to deliberations in the North Atlantic Council that can lead to joint decisions, preventive measures or support deployments. Since 1949 it has been invoked On seven occasionsthe most recent in 2022, when several countries in Eastern Europe asked for consultations after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Even without formal invocation, already in November 2022 NATO celebrated an emergency meeting after a missile fell in Poland causing two deadgenerating fear of a contagion of the conflict. Article 5: The cornerstone. Beyond the consultations, the core of the treaty is the Article 5that consecrates collective defense: An armed attack against one or several members in Europe or North America is considered an attack against all. The answer is not automatic or uniform, but each State agrees in consultation what measures to adopt “including the use of the armed force” to restore the security of the Atlantic area. The text relies on the right of self -defense Recognized by the UN letter and leave each ally the decision of how far you get. That we know, in the whole history of NATO only has invoked once: After the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, which led to allied participation in the Afghanistan war. The risks in Ukraine. This is probably the key until now, since since Ukraine is not part of the alliance, the Russian invasion did not activate article 5although numerous members have contributed weapons, training and intelligence to kyiv. The danger arises that deliberate attacks or calculation errors (such as aerial incursions, accidental bombings or lost missiles) impact the territory of border countries such as Poland, Romania or the Baltic. In that case, NATO would have to decide if you consider the Cas an armed attack and respond accordingly, with the risk of extending war throughout Europe. Flexibility and dilemma. Article 5 It does not force to an immediate or uniform response. In fact, its flexible writing allows consultations without a defined term and gives each member margin to calibrate their level of involvement. That elasticity gives it political strength as deterrence, but also generates uncertainty: Its effectiveness depends on the unity and will of the allies. In the current context, with Russia intensifying hybrid operations and provocations on the eastern border, the border between “accidental” incidents and deliberate aggressions are It becomes more diffuseincreasing the probability that NATO must face the difficult decision to activate or not its collective defense clause. A risk scenario. In summary, although no victims have registered, aerial violation was described by Polish command as “an unprecedented aggression that put the life of citizens at real risk.” For NATO, the incident opens A new stage In the confrontation: for the first time the alliance demolishes Russian drones within its own space, which brings the risk of climbing. With the Memory of 2022when activated Article 4 after the invasion of Ukraine, and the Shadow of article 5the crisis leaves the unknown of whether these violations will be repeated and how NATO will react in an increasingly volatile European … Read more

that of drones that sow terror in countries outside the conflict

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In the War of Ukraine we had seen drones throwing drones To tear down other drones, drone swarms stopping and prisoners To recruits, even drones acting practically on your own Thanks to the AI. But what we had not seen so far is that a drone lost the course and ended up arriving as far as a country outside the contest to impact. A drone in Estonia. Yes, the war in Ukraine has crossed borders disturbing. In Estonia, about 80 kilometers from the Russian border, a farmer found the Remains of a drone of Ukrainian attack that deviated from its target and exploded in its field without causing injuries or serious damage. According to the internal security of the Baltic Country, everything indicates that the aircraft, which intended Attack Russian facilities In St. Petersburg, he was diverted by the intense Electronic War Operations and the powerful GPS blockade that Moscow uses systematically in the border region. The incident is the first known entry of a Ukrainian drone in the territory of a non -belligerent country since 2022, underlining the Fragility of borders European air before the technological pulse between both sides. A vulnerability and electronic warfare. The director of the Estonian Security Service, Margo Palloson, explained that the device rushed in the middle of the night, diverting from the corridor planned due to the russian countermeasures of Spoofing and Jamming. Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur insisted in which these incidents are not isolated: Ukrainian drones have begun to end in Lithuania and Latvia, and another fell the same day In the Russian part of Lake Peipus, a few kilometers from Estonia. Russia has turned its borders into an invisible wall of electronic interference that affects both military and civil aviation, with potentially catastrophic consequences. The Ukrainian drone was found about 80 km within the Estonian territory Climbing in the Baltic region. The same day of the incident in Estonia, Ukraine attacked With drones, the Novatek Gasist Complex in UST-Luga, the largest producer of liquefied gas in Russia, located just 30 kilometers from Estonia. The Images of the explosions and the subsequent fire showed kyiv’s growing capacity to hit Russian critical infrastructures in the interior of the country. The geographical proximity has turned Estonia and the rest of the Baltic into involuntary witnesses of An climb that raises the exposure of the region to accidents and collateral damage, As is already happening In Poland, Romania, Moldova or Bulgaria with drones fallen in fields or near populations. Drone impact on Estonia Detect low flight drones. Plus: Estonias authorities recognize that the incident reveals the urgent need to strengthen detection capabilities. Attack drones fly very low to avoid radars, which makes them almost invisible. Prime Minister Kristen Michal claimed A layer defense system capable of covering all angles, although experts warn that absolute coverage is impossible. Countries as Poland They have chosen to invest in aerostatos with descending vision radars, a system that would allow not only drones, but also cruise missiles and aircraft that fly at low level. However, maintain permanent alert with aerial media, such as Awacs aircraftis extremely expensive in personnel and resources. The echo in Poland. The fall of the Ukrainian drone coincides with a growing pattern of accidental incursions. Poland denounced A Russian military drone, with a Chinese manufacturing engine, fell into A corn field Near Osiny, southeast of Warsaw. Warsaw also recalled That Russia never recognizes this type of facts, although Moldova has suffered eight similar incidents, Romania three, Lithuania others, Latvia Dos and Bulgaria one. These episodes, added to the constant Russian bombings against Ukraine, have forced NATO fighters take off repeatedly to control the risks in the airspace of the alliance. Effects on civil aviation. The diversion of Ukrainian drone also affected Civil air traffic. A passenger plane from Sharm el Sheikh and bound for St. Petersburg had to Emergency land in Amarin for the temporary closure of the Puckovo airport after drone attack. It is not a isolated: The International Civil Aviation Organization warned that Russian GPS interferences in the Baltic are a serious threat to civil flights in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Sweden. European countries such as France, Netherlands or Sweden They denounced Last year before the UIT that the Russian stations of Moscow, Kaliningrad and Pavlovka interfered with European satellite systems, even affecting the television signal and supplanting emissions with war propaganda. United Kingdom confirmed That an official flight with the then Minister of Defense Grant Shapps suffered GPS alterations on the Russian enclave of Kalinningrad, on a day in which more than 500 aircraft recorded similar blockages. An increasingly dangerous career. If you want, the backdrop of this incident is the accelerated race between kyiv and Moscow for displaying long -range armament. Ukraine develops new generation drones and missiles Like flamingoa land cruise missile with a scope of 3,000 kilometers and an explosive head of more than one ton, which would make it the most destructive projectile of its arsenal. Russia, meanwhile, progresses In drones and missiles more and more sophisticated and numerous. The objective is to intensify the war of long distance attacks, which multiplies the probability of projectiles to end up impacting outside the combat zone, causing an unwanted climb and a greater risk of involvement for NATO countries. Image | Er, Google Earth In Xataka | Ukraine has just opened the tanks used by Russia. The surprise is capital: West has manufactured them In Xataka | The war in Ukraine is lasting so much that it is affecting unthinkable sectors: construction and housing

Ukraine has entered a phase so deranged with the drones that his drones are knocking themselves to themselves

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More than six months have passed since the war in Ukraine entered fully into one of the more deranged phases of the contest. We refer to a scene that, then, was more typical of science fiction: drones throwing drones To attack other drones. Over time these “mother” drones have become part of the day to day. What nobody warned is that there was going to be such a chaotic traffic that no one knows the flag of the drone that comes from the front. Electronic war chaos. Yes, the saturation of drones in the Ukraine War has generated an unprecedented scenario where The electronic war It becomes a double -edged sword: in the attempt to block Russian drones, Ukrainian forces often interfere Your own devicescausing losses and dysfunctions in full operation. In the worst case, knocking down with each other. This is because many drones of both sides use the same frequencies, as is the case with The Russian Zala and the Ukrainian Shark. When electronic war units seek to cancel the Zala, they also leave the Shark inoperative, essential to detect objectives that are later attacked by artillery and missiles. The confusion is such that, in some sectors of just one kilometer in front, there may be More than 60 drones in the airforcing a constant coordination that is rarely perfect. The risk of saturation. In fact, They counted in Insider That the conditions on the front have generated panic situations in which soldiers, unable to quickly distinguish if a drone is an ally or enemy, choose to block all available frequencies or even shoot at any device in flight. This uncertainty is aggravated because many drones carry improvised explosives or throw grenades, an absolute asylum that leaves just seconds to the infantry to decide. Signal superposition has also allowed operators, without proposing it, connect to the enemy drone transmissionreceiving involuntary information about their movements and objectives. No doubt, the phenomenon reflects the technical limits of electronic war in an environment where drone density exceeds any previous record in war conflicts. The technological career. It We have counted other times. The magnitude of drone use has turned the battlefield into a Innovation laboratory In real time. Ukraine, lacking enough Western weapons And surpassed by the size of the Russian army, has opted for the mass production of drones of all kinds, from industrial models to creations in improvised workshops, reaching 2.2 million in 2024 and with the aim of doubling that figure in 2025. At the same time, Russia ha Increased your investment In production and deployment, using dwarfs both on the front and in combined attacks against Ukrainian cities, where drones mixes Kamikazes with missiles To complicate aerial defense. The result is a dynamic of action and reaction in which both sides rehearse alternative systems, such as fiber optic drones resistant to interference, improvised armors against air attacks and enhanced platforms by artificial intelligence. Consequences for the current war. The Ukrainian experience shows that modern war is fought not only with projectiles, but also With electronic signals that can decide the effectiveness or failure of an offensive. The so -called “war fog” has moved to the electromagnetic spectrum, where frequency saturation turns the sky into an ungovernable space. At the same time, interference errors, the vulnerability of the systems and the improvised creativity of the combatants are sitting precedents that will influence in the armies of the future. If you want, the lessons learned in Ukraine (from the need for stronger identification protocols to the redesign of electronic warfare -resistant drones) will mold the way in which the powers integrate swarms and electronic countermeasures in their doctrines. Image | State Emergency Service of Ukraine, National Police of Ukraine In Xataka | The war in Ukraine, far from approaching its end, has added a disturbing ingredient: an unexpected “friend” for Russia In Xataka | The war in Ukraine has entered its deranged phase: there are drones throwing drones to attack other drones

In 1980 Europe manufactured 700 aircraft to fumigate crops. Now they carry guided air-air missiles to “fumigate” Russian drones

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After more than three years since the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the war has transformed many of the conceptions that had modern battles. We do not speak just about technological advanceswhere The drones and the AI They have become fundamental pieces that the rest of the powers will apply to their defenses, but also from that artillery mixture of the past where The ingenuity (Due to lack of resources) it has been equally key. The latestfarm planes. Another improvised defense. Yes, Ukraine has incorporated a new piece into its arsenal of improvised solutions against drones: an agricultural plane ZLIN Z-137 AGRO TURBO MODIFIED To carry missiles Aire-Aire R-73one under each wing. This apparatus, normally used for crop fumigation, retains its civil aircraft silhouette, but It has been repainted With a military gray scheme and white stripes in the rear fuselage to reduce the risk of friendly fire. The video which shows its flush flight over a Ukrainian cornless does not require date or place, but confirms that the country continues to take advantage of resources available to reinforce its air defense. Designed in Czechoslovakia as a turboproproproprobous evolution of the Z-37 čmelák, the Z-137 entered into service in the 1980s and were manufactured More than 700 unitswidely used in the eastern block. The exact amount that could be available for Ukraine is uncertain, as well as the operational state of this armed specimen. The R-73 missile and its role in hybrid systems. He R-73called AA-11 Archer by NATO, is a short-range missile with high maneuverability infrared search engine and ability to hook whites up to 75 ° outside the front axle with the help of hull viewers. His Maximum range It is about 30 km against front and 14 km targets against whites in pursuit. Ukraine has reused him in multiple improvised platforms known Like Frankensamincluding land systems such as The serioushawkvehicles Osa antiacera Modified and Naval Drones Be dragon. The integration in the Z-137 seems to use APU-73, although no external sensors are observed, which suggests that the pilot would have to maneuver to place the objective within the field of vision of the missile, or that the installation of a flir system for day and night operations is contemplated. The connection of the plane to the National Surveillance Network, with radars, observers and acoustic sensors, would allow to receive Radio or Digital Link data For interception. Additional loads and future adaptations. In addition to missiles, the device shows cylindrical deposits or containers In internal supports whose function is not clear. They could be remains of their agricultural function, supplementary fuel tanks, weapons pods or auxiliary equipment. Its structure could adapt to other missiles already delivered to Ukraine, such as British Asraam, Sidewinder Americans or even AIM-9X latest generation. This versatility makes it a test bench to integrate weapons into platforms not originally designed for air combat, maintaining a low cost and a quick deployment. Tactical function and limitations. A plane of this type, although much slower than a hunt or an attack helicopter, could serve as “air picket” In specific areas, patrolling sectors where drone activity is foreseen and reacting to low -cost incursions for the enemy. Its limited speed reduces the ability to intercept multiple objectives at a great distance, but in delimited areas its presence It could be decisive. Operations of this type would be complemented with other media, from mobile equipment with machine guns and spotlights to complexes Patriot systemsusing each resource according to the threat detected. Strategic context and value in the wear war. Plus: the adaptation of Z-137 reflects the constant pressure that Ukraine suffers to defend against a high volume of Russian drones, especially The Shahedand the need to allocate the most advanced anti -aircraft systems to threats of greater entity. Faced with the shortage of modern batteries, these improvised solutions serve as a containment force, maintaining a balance between cost and effectiveness. The ability to build civil platforms with military missiles demonstrates a high degree of operational and technical flexibility, and emphasizes that in a prolonged war the war Inventiveness and speed of adaptation can be as decisive as technological sophistication. International precedents and parallels. Finally, we must remember that the use of agricultural aircraft for military functions is not exclusive to Ukraine. The United States Air Force recently introduced The OA-1K Skyraider IIa militarized version of Air Tractor at-802although with a different role and even in definition. Both in this case and in the Z-137 Ukrainianthe central idea is to take advantage of simple and resistant platforms as armament vectors, something that Russia has also tested with rudimentary solutions such as fixed weapons under slow aircraft wings. A trend that reflects A global pattern: In a scenario where drone threats proliferate, even aircraft designed for agricultural tasks can become armed hunters. Image | X, VITALY V. KUZMIN In Xataka | Russia has had an idea to make your kamikaze drones more lethal: launch them on Ukraine at 500 km/h In Xataka | Russia’s most advanced nuclear submarine was a secret. Until Ukraine has revealed everything, even his failures

The last Russian tactic are not kamikaze drones. His soldiers carry a helmet with antennas that is surprising Ukraine

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Once it has become clear that The drones They are the offensive on which They are sustained The offensives in Ukraine, has begun a face B: the search for tactics that counteract the armies of swarms. Ukraine, for example, had achieved a Unexpected shield: the Fishing networks of a town in Denmark. For their part, Russian soldiers have revealed the last tactic against kyiv’s drones. Boom drones. The war between Russia and Ukraine has entered a phase marked by the hegemony of droneswhich have gone from being tactical weapons against armored to transform into executioners of individual soldiers. In devastated cities Like Chasiv Yar or in the nearby plains To Kupiansk and JárkovFPV drone swarms have Back omnipresentturning any movement of troops into an immediate target. This new reality has imposed a stagnation scenario: any offensive advance is detected, tracked and destroyed in minutes. The strategic consequence is clear: the side that achieves shield their soldiers in front of drones will acquire a decisive advantage In the front. Aware of this, Russia has presented An unpublished system of portable electronic war designed specifically for each combatant, one more step in the miniaturization of anti drone defense. Design of the new system. In A video Disseminated in networks, a Russian soldier has shown a compact device integrated into his team. The system consists of a module with two antennas coupled to the helmet, a connection harness, A mounted screen In the forearm and a power battery. The process is simple in appearance, but complex in execution: the device Detect passively The drone radio signal intercepts the video signal transmitted to the operator and reproduces it on the soldier’s screen. From there you can order the directed interference, blinding the enemy pilot. Innovation lies that this mechanism does not seek to cut the control or navigation link (the usual objective of traditional inhibitors) but directly attack video transmissiona channel that operates with greater power and is more noise resistant. This precise targeting reduces the need to emit large levels of energy, decreases the risk of interfering with Russian communications themselves and maintains the electromagnetic footprint of the system, making it difficult to detect and destruction by Ukraine. The set screen for each soldier Tactical value. The method offers several advantages over conventional suppression systems. First, avoid activating the security protocols of the latest Ukrainian drones, which usually enter into Autonomous or return mode When navigation or control is interrupted. By maintaining those intact channels and limiting yourself to blinding the operator, confusion is immediate: the pilot loses the vision of the target, but no automatic defense is activated. Secondly, portability allows each soldier to have A protection bubble Minimum against hostile drones, instead of depending exclusively on systems mounted on vehicles or on fixed platforms. This is especially relevant in urban or wooded environments, where clashes are decentralized and scattered. Limitations and vulnerabilities. Despite its ingenuity, the Russian system is not exempt from weaknesses. For example, it is ineffective against fiber optic dronesthat transmit their images by physical wiring and, therefore, are immune to the radio block. In addition, it would not be surprising that the evolution of Ukrainian tactics ends neutralizing it, or with the adoption of safer video channelsreinforced encryption or even the implementation of emergency modes by losing visual signal could reduce its effectiveness in a matter of months. Likewise, depending on continuous technical updates to follow the rhythm of the adversary will imply A logistics cost and significant production. Strategic consequences. That said, if Russia manages to display this large -scale technology, even with partial efficiency, it could Transform balance in key front sectors. Neutralize drones, even temporarily, opens the possibility of offensive maneuvers that today are suicidal under the constant look of The enemy FPV. The ability to advance hundreds of meters without being immediately detected can mean the difference between conserving the initiative or being trapped in a wear war endless. And, if we expand the focus, the trend reflects the transition of high -range anti drone systems and Mounted on vehicles toward portable solutionsindividual and adapted to the war of proximity. In this technological career, each innovation determines not only the survival of isolated soldiers, but the viability of entire offensive operations. EVOLUTION OF THE ELECTRONIC WAR. The appearance of this portable inhibitor confirms a deep doctrinal change: the Electronic Warin the past mastery of mass stations and strategic air platforms, now descends to the soldier level. What was previously deployed in long -range radars and powerful antennas is concentrated today on an coupled device to a helmet. If generalized, modern combat will be even more linked to the capacity of engineers to miniaturize electronic defenses and adapt them to the individual soldier. Russia has taken a significant step in that direction, and if its bet is viable in combat, it could inaugurate a new era in which each carrying combatant, next to its rifle, an invisible shield against drones that dominate the 21st century. Image | Reddit In Xataka | Russia has reminded the US that has a last button: it is called Dead Hand and is operated in case of Russian annihilation In Xataka | Not that war in Ukraine has become a laboratory of the future, is that there are drones saving lives with bicycles

For months Ukraine turned a strategic city into impregnable. Until Russia added a lethal partner to his drones

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The Summer offensive From Russia in eastern Ukraine, launched in May, has been advancing on the battlefield On multiple frontsexploring and attacking with small and fast units as the fighting intensifies day by day. With his advance, Russia has changed The rhythm of warcapturing more and more square kilometers. However, for many months, one of the bloodiest battles has taken place in a single enclave. Prolonged defense. For months, the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk became one of the most fierce epicenters of the war, where kyiv’s forces managed to stop a numerically superior enemy thanks to intensive use of armed drones and staggered defenses that worn thousands of Russian soldiers. This bastion, located on important reserves of coquizable coal and that worked as a key point of the supply lines to the east, has been subject to a constant siege since last year, first through frontal attacks and then through Fence attempts. Fiber as a disruptive. Although the Ukrainian resistance managed to stop these advances, Russia has gone adapting their tactics with greater deployment of drones, finally including the models than We have been talking In recent months: those Drones with optical fiber Impossible to block with electronic warfare systems, capable of achieving objectives up to 25 kilometers after the front line. Human and logistics cost. The price of this slow offensive has been devastating for Moscow: tens of thousands of casualties accumulate around Pokrovsk, with soldiers sent in Precarious conditionssome recruited in criminal colonies with just a week of training, other wounded or poorly equipped. Many were released in almost suicidal wavesadvancing on foot or motorcycles to avoid drone detection, in groups of just half a dozen, replaced again and again after each failure. Russian prisoners They reported that the greatest fear in the battlefield were not tanks or artillery, but Small Ukrainian quadricopters that bombarded from the air without rest, generating psychological terror and nightmares between the troops. kyiv, meanwhile, He suffered the pressure Of a hostile environment, with supply routes subjected to the fire of drones and artillery, which forced to cover roads with protection networks and to face increasing difficulties to supply food and food to the few civilians who remain in the city. Russian adaptation. Underlined a report Reuters that Ukrainian resistance, organized with the experience of units such as called “Da Vinci Wolves” And under the command of General Mykhaylo Drapatyi, he managed to maintain the line during more than a yearapplying counterattacks and hindering enemy logistics. However, Russian numerical superiority, key road control and the introduction of new technologies began to Tilt the balance. The calls “Kill Zone drones” They cover kilometers on each side of the front, making reinforcements and supplies on both sides. Russian advances, although limited in territory, accelerated in The spring of 2025with the greatest Ukrainian territorial losses of the year concentrated in this sector. Pokrovsk’s partial fall, although symbolically minimized by Zelenski, could release Russian military resources and open the door to greater progress in Donbás, approaching Putin to one of its fundamental objectives. Strategic implications. Background, Pokrovsk represents the paradigm of the wear war that today defines the conflict: minimum territorial advances achieved to a exorbitant human costwith drone technology as a decisive factor on the battlefield. For Ukraine, its resistance has been a crucial brake that prevented Russia from consolidating control, Especially Donetskbut the price has been the almost total destruction of the city and the loss of its logistics function. For Russia, the eventual conquest of Pokrovsk would serve to reinforce its control over the eastalthough he has succeeded by sacrificing thousands of soldiers, many of them poorly trained and equipped. If you want, the battle illustrates the transformation of modern combat, where the troops are trapped in a new war era defined by drone swarms, electronic war and mass attacks that make each meter live in a victory … with very little to celebrate. Image | US Air Force In Xataka | The 1500 RAM truck is an American national emblem. For some reason, it is being important in the war in Ukraine In Xataka | We already know what Russia’s trick is to multiply its drones: it is called “cooling units” and comes direct from China

Now we know Russia’s trick to multiply his drones. It is called “cooling units” and comes direct from China

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If the question is how far Beijing’s help comes to Moscow with the Ukraine War in the background, the answer is very wide. We knew through documents obtained By Bloomberg that the production of Russian drones was being favored by the use of intermediary companies with China as main actor bound. Now we know something else. The engineering of deception to overcome sanctions. Clandestine flow. I told it in Exclusive Reuters. Apparently, Russia has managed to maintain and expand the production of its drones Kamikaze Garpiya-A1despite the sanctions imposed by the West, thanks to a sophisticated undercover import scheme that involves Chinese companies. Customs documents, internal contracts and invoices reviewed by the medium reveal that the L550E engines manufactured by the Chinese company Xiamen Limbach Aviation Engine Co. continue to arrive at the Russian state company IEMZ KUPOLnow through a Signature called Beijing Xichao International Technology and Trade. To avoid detection, engines are tagged as “Industrial cooling units” in transport documents, which has allowed Your shipment From Beijing to Moscow (and from there to Izhevsk, headquarters of the Kupol plant) without alerting Chinese customs authorities or formally infringing the country’s export legislation. Mass expansion. An internal Kupol document confirms that the company has signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense to manufacture More than 6,000 Garpiya In 2025, tripling the production of the previous year. For April, more than 1,500 units had already been delivered. These drones, long -range and great precision, are regularly employed to Attack civil infrastructure and military deep in the Ukrainian territory. According to kyiv’s intelligence, Russia is using some 500 Garpiya per month. Based technologically on the Iranian Shahed, the Russian model has become a fundamental tool of Kremlin’s war effort, now enhanced by Chinese components that include not only the engine, but also Navigation and control systems. Ghost Companies Network. The path of engines to Russia is carefully disguised. After initial shipping from China, He had Reuters that engines are received by a Russian cover company called SMP-138owned by Abram Goldman, which in turn forwards them to another Russian company, Libss, final responsible for supplying Kupol. A contract between Libss and Kupol Reviewed by means Specifies specifically that the products should be identified as these “cooling equipment” to avoid suspicions. Chinese commercial companies Sichuan Airlines and China Southern Airlines have been used to transport these pieces Criticism of Russia since October 2023, despite the penalties in force. None of these airlines or the companies involved answered the Reuters questions. Ambiguous position. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in response to the environment, He denied knowledge of these shipments and reiterated that the country strictly apply export controls of double -use goods, in addition to oppose sanctions Unilateral not endorsed by the UN. However, the reality of the continuous flow of military technology towards Russia calls into question that narrative. The Xiamen Limbach company was sanctioned in October of 2023, after an earlier Reuters report that already identified its role in the manufacture of the Garpiya, which caused new intermediaries such as Xichao They assumed the relief. In spite of these measures, or Xiamen or Xichao have given explanations, and the trail of responsibility is more than diffuse among layers of screen companies, documentary opacity and legally ambiguous trade routes. Diplomatic warnings. Plus: Revelation arrives at a time of Growing diplomatic tension Between the European Union and China. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will meet with Xi Jinping and Li Qiang at a summit marked by Chinese support suspicions to Russian military machinery. European diplomacy, headed by Kaja Kallas, He has warned Beijing that allowing this type of trade puts the security of the continent at risk. China, meanwhile, insists that He has not exported Lethal weapons and that, if Russia uses its civil products for war, the same could be said of Ukraine. However, according to three senior European security officials, the case of Garpiya demonstrates that the Chinese supply It is not accidental or marginalbut part of a functional network that actively supports Kremlin’s military effort. European deterrence and strategic game. Experts Like Meia Nouwensof the International Institute for Strategic Studies, point out that China’s priority interest is to keep the United States focused on Ukraine, thus avoiding a direct confrontation in the Indo-Pacific. The implicit strategy would be to prolong the European conflict to gain margin of maneuver in Asia. For Brussels, however, the immediate priority is Cut the flow of critical components. Although the EU does not require China to break economic relations with Russia, it does insist that it reinforces its customs and financial controls to avoid the transit of sensitive products. For now, the proliferation of undercover engines and fictional companies shows that, on the Ukrainian battlefield, the China’s technological shadow is increasingly difficult to ignore. Image | Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine In Xataka | Ukraine has opened Russia’s last drone and does not leave his astonishment: it is the first time that China does something like that In Xataka | Ukraine has found a solution to China’s veto in drones: it’s called Hell, it’s a “home” missile and bends the scope of the attack

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