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Ukraine has quietly transformed itself into a powerhouse of drone production, reaching a point where it can now manufacture up to 10 million drones every year, as per a report. The country's Deputy Defense Minister also revealed that Ukrainian drones are comparatively lower in cost than other combat UAVs and have already been battle-tested, reported Kyiv the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Oleksandr Kozenko said, 'Ukraine has taken its drone sector to a new level, developing innovative solutions not only in the air, but also on land and at sea. Today, our defense industry has the capability to manufacture 10 million drones of various types per year,' quoted Kyiv READ: Who is Saquon Barkley, the athlete featured on the Madden NFL 26 cover and inducted into the Madden 99 Club? Kozenko highlighted that, because of the country's extensive combat experience, Ukraine is currently shaping new doctrinal approaches to the use of drones, which at present account for about 80% of all battlefield attacks, reported Kyiv Post. He also explained that Ukrainian UAV operators have gotten a lot of experience daily and that has led to the development of new tactical solutions, as per the minister also urged international defence companies to cooperate with Ukraine's defence industry, via joint production, financing, and technology exchange, reported Kyiv Ukraine has become one of the world's leaders in the use of drones in the battlespace, turning UAVs into a main instrument of modern warfare, according to the report. Just on Sunday, the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) special operation 'Spiderweb', used drones to attack five airfields across Russia: Belaya, Dyagilevo, Olenya, Ivanovo, and others located in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ryazan, and Amur regions, disabling dozens of aircraft that not only have been attacking civilian targets in the Kremlin's war against Ukraine but also make up a leg of Moscow's nuclear triad, reported Kyiv also officially confirmed that it conducted a big drone strike against Russian military airfields to damage and destroy what it claims is 34% of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers, in a long-planned covert operation called 'Spiderweb,' as per the drones are now essential to modern combat and Ukraine has found them highly effective and affordable in countering Russian cheaper than most combat drones, tested in real battle conditions, and are built for air, land, and sea operations.
