A New Wave of Unmanned Systems Production: Key Features of Drone Expansion in July

24.07.2025

Ukraine has accelerated its response to the sharp increase in russian drone attacks on civilian cities. Western partners have also significantly stepped up their support — new aid packages place maximum emphasis on countering russia’s killer drones

Author:
Center for Army Research,
Conversion and Disarmament Studies

A New Wave of Unmanned Systems Production: Key Features of Drone Expansion in July

Ukraine is rapidly enhancing its capabilities to counter massive russian drone attacks, particularly Shahed/"Geran" kamikaze drones, focusing on interceptor drones, including joint production with Swift Beat, the company of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. July marked a breakthrough: multi-billion contracts for drone production were signed, Western support increased, and Brave1 announced the scaling of fiber-optic UAVs resistant to EW. At the same time, ground robotic complexes (GRCs) proved to be an independent strike force — for the first time in history, russian troops surrendered without a fight under pressure from GRCs. Additionally, the mobile EW-GRC "Berserk" was deployed. All of this reflects the rapid evolution of Ukrainian unmanned technologies and their capacity to shape the future tactics of warfare.

A New Wave of Unmanned Systems Production: Key Features of Drone Expansion in July

Author:Center for Army Research,Conversion and Disarmament Studies

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Author:
Center for Army Research,
Conversion and Disarmament Studies