Total Robotization of the Front: On the Verge of a New Stage in the War

11.09.2025

A new trend in warfare: unmanned systems have begun to influence the strategic level, at times performing the functions of missiles and their interceptors.

Author:
Center for Army Research,
Conversion and Disarmament Studies

Total Robotization of the Front: On the Verge of a New Stage in the War

Ukraine is rapidly scaling innovations in the field of unmanned systems: from “Palianytsia” to THOR OPERATOR drones by Altair Technologies and the operational-tactical Gor by Airlogix, which received a new catapult and ATLAS software. VARTA is bringing the Dozor AI interceptor with artificial intelligence to final testing, while Piranha Tech has presented the modular EW system DF-3 against Mavic. At the same time, on the global level, a highlight is Ukrspecsystems’ £200 million investment into British drone production, cooperation with Poland, Taiwan, and Denmark, as well as large-scale deliveries of THeMIS UGVs from Estonia’s Milrem Robotics. Altogether, this underscores the shift of Ukraine’s industry from hardware to software innovations and its impact on the international security architecture.

Total Robotization of the Front: On the Verge of a New Stage in the War

Author:Center for Army Research,Conversion and Disarmament Studies

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Author:
Center for Army Research,
Conversion and Disarmament Studies