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Puzzling Out the Drone War Over Ukraine

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These include the Eleron-3SV and the Orlan-10 drones, both of which have been used extensively in Syria and Ukraine. Various reports have put the cost of a TB2 at anywhere from $1 million to $10 million. The most common Russian drones are mid-sized ones used for surveillance and reconnaissance.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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Greico, Stimson Center Back in 1981, Israel sent modest contraptions sporting surveillance cameras in its war against Syria, to some effect. The marginal cost of a shot would be low—once you’ve amortized the expense of developing, making, and deploying such weapons systems. These things are all out there, on the open market.

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