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Two former Microsoft executives and a team of engineers are hard at work in Northern Ukraine, producing military drones intended to give Kyiv an edge over the invading Russian forces.Summary
This article by Max Hunder, writing for Reuters, makes the following points:
- AeroDrone, which made crop-dusting drones prior to the war, now supplies Ukraine’s armed forces.
- The unmanned aircraft can carry up to 300 kilograms and fly several thousand kilometres.
- Ukraine's Defence Minister said Kyiv was looking to source hundreds of thousands of drones.
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- Article Source: https://www.reuters.com/
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