In the air, on the ground, and with new AI software, Ukraine is gaining an edge in technology that is helping to turn the tide of the war as Russian offensives stall.

On battlefields dominated by drones, Kyiv’s airborne systems are getting smarter, faster and cheaper, according to experts, while its robotic ground forces are storming positions and saving lives and equipment.

Meanwhile, the integration of AI has driven progress in guidance, target identification and jam-proofing, with Starlink connections keeping pilots in control of their weapons.

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Kateryna Stepanenko of the Cognitive Warfare Project at the Institute for the Study of War, told The i Paper: “Ukraine is leading the way in revolutionising drone warfare because it combines both combat experience and rapid need for battlefield innovation, backed by very solid software.”