This month’s issue covers the key technological and battlefield shifts shaping the war:
▪️ Strike UGV Сrash Test: Real conditions exposed critical failures in mobility, comms, mounting systems, survivability, and forced manufacturers to begin immediate redesigns.
▪️ Mothership + FPV tactics: Russian carriers now ferry FPVs into dense urban coverage zones before handoff to LTE control.
▪️ Jet-Assisted Glide Bombs: longer range and better accuracy — what that changes for rear-area defense.
▪️ Aerostats: Russia’s use of tethered aerostats to protect critical sites and raise detection systems above ground-based limitations.
▪️ Deep Strikes: October’s hits on refineries, logistics hubs, and chemical plants across Russia.
▪️ Shahed Updates: New guidance modes, night-vision variants, incendiary and airburst warheads, and mixed-platform use.
▪️ Europe’s Space Consolidation: The creation of a unified Airbus–Leonardo–Thales space enterprise and its planned capabilities.
▪️ Nationwide Internet Shutdowns: How Russia is using mobile-network blackouts to disrupt drone control links.
▪️ AI in Cyber Operations: Russian adoption of AI-generated phishing and malicious code.
▪️ Rubikon UAV Unit: Structure, equipment, strike numbers, and organizational model of Russia’s leading UAV formation.
Deep-dive into every topic we cover — read the full October edition below. |
