U.S.-Made Drones Aid Ukraine in Battle Against Russia

As DJI comes under fire for allegedly helping the Russian military, it’s opened the eyes of U.S. drone makers to the opportunity to show off their drones and are sending them to Ukraine to help counter the Russian military. More than half a dozen US companies have donated or sold their drones and drone defence technology to Ukraine to help the country’s defence by providing reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and filming wartime atrocities. Ukraine’s defence ministry declined to answer questions about the use of US drones and anti-drone systems.

BRINC donates drones to Ukraine

Last month, BRINC donated 10 drones to Ukraine and sold another 50 to the country.

Members of Ukraine’s national emergency services are using BRINC drones for search-and-rescue operations and espionage, said CEO Blake Resnick, who added that BRINC’s unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) use LiDAR (a burst of light that allows the aircraft to see its surroundings) to navigate in-flight, rather than GPS, according to The Wall Street Journal.These characteristics make it impossible for Russian anti-drone systems to easily detect them.

Skydio sends drones to Ukraine

Skydio has donated dozens of drones to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, and hundreds more have been sold to NGOs and governments supporting Ukraine, according to Adam Bry, the company’s CEO. skydio has a team of people working full-time to deliver the drones to Ukraine. skydio drones and their data are protected using military-grade encryption, and are now being used by Aeroro Ukraine. Skydio drones and their data are protected with military-grade encryption, and are now being used by Aerorozvidka in Ukraine.

Blue-green drone sends UAS to Ukraine

Teal Drones Inc. has supplied 15 drones to Ukraine from its Salt Lake City plant, according to company executives.

Fortem Sends Drones to Ukraine

Timothy Bean, chief executive of Fortem Technologies Inc., which produces drones for detecting and eliminating enemy aircraft, said the Utah-based company’s drones, which are used to take out enemy machines in the air, are difficult to detect in flight because they use radar to guide and operate them automatically. According to Mr Bean, Fortem Technologies delivered a number of UAV defence systems to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence this month.

Dedrone sends anti-drone systems to Ukraine

Dedrone is selling its anti-drone systems in Ukraine and deploying them there, according to the Wall Street Journal.Dedrone declined to provide any further information.