Ukraine uses Turkish-made attack drone for the first time ・ Video released: Russia warns (Hitoshi Sato) --Personal --Yahoo! News

"Protecting territory and sovereignty"

Ukrainian troops attacked neo-Russian militants in the eastern conflict area in October 2021. At that time, the Ukrainian army used the attack drone "Bayraktar TB2" purchased from a Turkish military company for the first time, and also released the video.

Western countries and Russia have also warned that the use of attack drones by Ukrainian troops will escalate the conflict, but Ukrainian President Zelensky has issued a statement that "we will protect territory and sovereignty." rice field.

▼ News introducing a video of the Ukrainian army attacking using a Turkish attack drone for the first time

Turkish military drone with abundant achievements in actual battles

Turkey has advanced military drone development technology worldwide. This use by the Ukrainian army also poses a great threat to Russia.

And many conflicts use attack drones developed by Turkish military companies. It is also provided to Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Qatar. In the military clash over Nagorno-Karabakh, the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which broke out in 2020, Turkey's attack drones were used in the conflict and contributed to Azerbaijan's dominance.

Also, in a battle in Libya in March 2020, attack drones such as the Turkish-made attack drone Kargu-2 may have pursued and attacked soldiers, an expert panel of the UN Security Council. Published a report in March 2021. It is not known if the soldier died. Since the operation of the Kamikaze drone is performed by human military personnel in a remote location, human judgment is included in the attack. Weapons equipped with AI (artificial intelligence) that judge the target and attack without human judgment when attacking are called Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS). The British media independent reported that it was the first time that an autonomous killing weapon had been attacked in a real conflict.

Attack drones are also called "Kamikaze Drone", "Suicide Drone", and "Kamikaze Strike". When they recognize a target, the drone plunges into the target and targets it. It also has blasting and killing power. For Japanese people, such an offensive drone may be disgusted to call itself "Kamifu", but "Kamifu drone" is commonly used in the media and military companies as a general noun in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. It has been.

It is a great threat that a horde of "Kamikaze drones" plunge into the ground from the sky and attack, and the psychological impact and destructive power on the target enemy team is also enormous. Drones aren't expensive, so they can be purchased even if you're not a big power, and attackers are beneficial because they reduce the risk of injuring human military personnel.

▼ Baykar's attack drone "Bayraktar TB2"

▼ Baykar's attack Azerbaijan's attack on Armenia with the drone "Bayraktar TB2"