Inconvenient question: who is the major supplier of drones to both Russia and Ukraine in the current war?
In an inconvenient wakeup front-page story, the Wall Street Journal announced : “China’s DJI has become the go-to drone brand for Ukraine.” wsj.com/world/how-amer…
Among the interesting findings reported by the Journal: “Most small drones from the US startups have failed to perform in combat.” The Ukrainian military added: “Made-in-America drones tend to be expensive, glitchy, and hard to repair.”
“Nearly 300 US-based drone technology companies have raised a total of about 2.5 billion in venture capital funding in the past two years.” And with how much hype and news stories in the press?
“Ukrainian forces are burning through about 10,000 drones a month, which they couldn’t afford if they had to buy expensive US drones.”