Shahed is evolving threat that will keep haunting Ukraine. And rest of us
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Shahed is evolving threat that will keep haunting Ukraine. And rest of us

by Vlad Sutea

Ukraine's interceptor drones are now one of the most sought-after defense technologies on the planet. But that success carries an uncomfortable caveat: every countermeasure Ukraine developed prompted Russia to field a harder, faster, and more capable Shahed in response. That cycle will not stop as long as the factories producing these drones remain uncontested. Whatever mutated variant emerges next — shaped by every innovation Ukraine threw at its predecessor — will continue to attack Ukrainia

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