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Transfer of UAVs to Ukraine Offers Benefit, Low Escalation Risk, Atlantic Council Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 10th, 2022

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Transfer of UAVs to Ukraine Offers Benefit, Low Escalation Risk, Atlantic Council Says

Pictured is a Turkish TB2 Bayraktar drone in service with the Ukrainian Navy last year (Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense)

The transfer of drones to Ukraine offers the greatest benefit and lowest escalatory risk among 11 choices for U.S. and allied action, including humanitarian assistance, military equipment assistance, and covert/overt military action in Ukraine, according to a new Atlantic Council report by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyson Wetzel, a senior Air Force fellow at the council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and Barry Pavel, the director of the Scowcroft Center. The study compiled the results of a survey…

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