Drones, Ground Robots and Electronic Warfare: Digest of Key Technological Achievements in January 2026

30.01.2026

Modern robotics technologies already compensate for manpower and resources, opening opportunities to deliver an asymmetric response to the enemy now and to lay the foundation for new defense capabilities in the future

Author:
Center for Army Research,
Conversion and Disarmament Studies

Drones, Ground Robots and Electronic Warfare: Digest of Key Technological Achievements in January 2026

In January 2026, global and Ukrainian developers introduced a series of breakthrough solutions in the field of drones, ground robotic complexes and electronic warfare: Auterion together with Kraken Kinetics successfully tested a swarm of FPV drones under the Pentagon’s Swarm Forge program, Shield AI integrated South Korean L-MDM missiles into V-BAT, and TYTAN Technologies announced mass production of Tytan interceptor drones; China demonstrated a sniper drone with nearly 100% accuracy, STM Defense Technologies brought Kargu and Alpagu to the European market, Windracers extended the range of cargo ULTRA drones to 2000 km, and London Defence R&D unveiled autonomous interceptors Baby Raptor and Raptor XL; in Ukraine, digital systems DOT-Chain Arsenal and Mission Control were launched to manage drone supply and missions, Fire Point established production of engines for FP-1 and FP-2, Gara Neith became a new ‘drone-mother’, Skyeton integrated a hydrogen system into Raybird, Twist Robotics developed the OSCAR module for EW resistance, and ‘General Chereshnya’ added cruise control; among ground solutions, Droid TW-7.62 captured Russian soldiers, the new strike-reconnaissance Zmiy Droid 12.7 appeared, evacuation Maul from Numo Robotics and the optical system DevDroid were introduced; in the EW sphere, the US demonstrated the EA-37B Compass Call aircraft in Europe, Ukrainian Unwave created the mobile ‘Choven-2’, and Kvertus shifted from ‘white noise’ to smart-EW, combining reconnaissance, jamming and control into a unified ecosystem.

Drones, Ground Robots and Electronic Warfare: Digest of Key Technological Achievements in January 2026

Author:Center for Army Research,Conversion and Disarmament Studies

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Author:
Center for Army Research,
Conversion and Disarmament Studies