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Route Planning for Ukrainian Drones Key to Avoiding Russian Jamming

Route Planning for Ukrainian Drones Key to Avoiding Russian Jamming
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense said that one of its drones had destroyed a Russian Su-57 at an airfield in the Astrakhan region on June 8 (Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Photo)

Nearly two and a half years after Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are vying to see whose "observe, orient, decide and act" cycle--the late Col. John Boyd's "OODA loop"-- is more rapid and responsive to military forces' needs. For Ukraine, that increasingly means ensuring its drones are able to skirt Russian jamming zones and take out Russian targets, such as ground radars, airfields, and supply lines. "If you look at the drone obsolescence life…

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