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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. The backbone of the fleet, with some 300 units fielded , are the A1-SM Fury and the Leleka-100 reconnaissance drones , both designed and manufactured in Ukraine.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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Over time, as weapons system provokes countermeasures, their designers respond with improvements, and the gold-plating accumulates. In 1938, a single British Spitfire cost £9,500 to produce, equivalent to about US $1 million today. It gives a lot of bang for the buck, as utterly new weapons often do.

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