Ukrainian serviceman carries a reconnaissance unmanned aerial device near a frontline, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region. Ukraine hosted a drone-building competition to find new tech to use against Russia, CNN reported. The competition took place outside Kyiv and featured unmanned-drone makers from across the globe. Drones had to go through ground target practice, chases, and in-air combat, CNN reported. Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation hosted a drone-building competition to help find new technology to help fight its war against Russia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov told CNN . The event took place outside Kyiv and featured unmanned-drone makers from Ukraine and across the globe. Drone makers were told to show off their drones in ground target practice, chases, and dogfights, also known as in-air combat, CNN reported. "Every few weeks, we conduct various studies, see what is happening in this direction, look for new drone developers, study the results," Fedorov told CNN. "It is very important for us to find companies that can scale, to look at new usage formats, because this is a technological war." The event and studies are part of a Ukrainian campaign called "Army of Drones" to […]
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