Experts: Syrian War Prompting Russians to Expand Unmanned Systems

Russia’s experience in Syrian with unmanned systems has proved invaluable to the Kremlin in learning their value as force multipliers. The experience has led Moscow to prioritize expanding their offensive and defensive unmanned capabilities in future conflicts, a leading security analyst said last week. Samuel Bendett, of CNA, said Russia is using its experience in electronic warfare to advance its unmanned systems especially in the air and on the ground, an area where Moscow lags behind the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom. One step the Kremlin took in that direction came in 2013 when it created its version … Continue reading Experts: Syrian War Prompting Russians to Expand Unmanned Systems