The deployment highlights a shift toward robot-on-robot warfare, as Ukraine uses automated defenses to protect logistics and personnel from suicide drones. This strategy focuses on low-cost attrition to neutralize unmanned threats without placing soldiers in the immediate line of fire. Recent reports indicate Ukraine is further diversifying these defenses by introducing AI-driven robotic guns to target newer Russian aerial systems.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Ukrainian Robot Downs Russian Drone With $26 KARAKURT Net
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A new mechanical interception system called KARAKURT allows ground-based robots to entangle attacking FPV drones in a 3x3m mesh before they can strike. Footage from both the attacking Russian aircraft and the Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle shows the system operating on the frontline, deploying net cartridges that cost approximately $26 each. The rear-mounted launcher is designed to tangle rotors and disable the drone moments before impact, as seen in a recent clash.
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