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Mass drone warfare

Recorded year2023

Cheap first-person-view drones reshape the battlefield in Ukraine.

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Built on

CMOS image sensorRecorded · 1993requires
Consumer dronesRecorded · 2010enables

Led to

Autonomous drone swarmsRecorded · 2025enables
Counter-drone shieldsRecorded · 2025enables
Mass-produced interceptor dronesRecorded · 2025enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.