Samuel Bendett
@sambendett.bsky.social
Uncrewed, autonomous, robotic systems and Artificial Intelligence. Russian and Ukrainian weapons development. CNA, CNAS and CSIS. Opinions my own.
Russia's Rubicon Center recruitment ad, showing DJI quadcopters, FPV drones attacking Western tanks and heavy multirotor UAVs, and a glimpse of a USV operated by this unit - the voice over says "The future arrived yesterday - become a part of it." t.me/RUSSIARB/3409
November 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Russia's Rubicon Center recruitment ad, showing DJI quadcopters, FPV drones attacking Western tanks and heavy multirotor UAVs, and a glimpse of a USV operated by this unit - the voice over says "The future arrived yesterday - become a part of it." t.me/RUSSIARB/3409
Rus tactical UGV with an EW system against drones t.me/official_49_...
October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Rus tactical UGV with an EW system against drones t.me/official_49_...
Ukraine's asymmetric UAV victory: An interceptor drone flown by Madyar's Birds, Ukraine's top UAV unit, has shot down Russia's heavy Orion UCAV. t.me/robert_magya...
September 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ukraine's asymmetric UAV victory: An interceptor drone flown by Madyar's Birds, Ukraine's top UAV unit, has shot down Russia's heavy Orion UCAV. t.me/robert_magya...
Ambush drones are a new menace for logistics, supply and evac routes. A recent video of a Ukrainian drone coming upon and subsequently destroying several Russian fiber-optic ambush drones (probably "KVN" types) waiting on a road to disrupt Ukrainian logistics routes. t.me/texotdelBPLA...
September 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ambush drones are a new menace for logistics, supply and evac routes. A recent video of a Ukrainian drone coming upon and subsequently destroying several Russian fiber-optic ambush drones (probably "KVN" types) waiting on a road to disrupt Ukrainian logistics routes. t.me/texotdelBPLA...
Russian military bloggers continue to argue that frontline DIY developments "from shit and sticks" (in this case, a simple plywood drone with a claimed range of 50 km and a 4kg cargo) outpace tech developments in the rear that still seek out "office doors" (official approval) t.me/potapov_npp/...
September 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Russian military bloggers continue to argue that frontline DIY developments "from shit and sticks" (in this case, a simple plywood drone with a claimed range of 50 km and a 4kg cargo) outpace tech developments in the rear that still seek out "office doors" (official approval) t.me/potapov_npp/...
A Russian video of a "Pusher" counter-UAV drone with recoilless firing mechanisms that apparently has machine vison for target recognition and (apparently) autonomous destruction. t.me/orda_pilot/171
September 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A Russian video of a "Pusher" counter-UAV drone with recoilless firing mechanisms that apparently has machine vison for target recognition and (apparently) autonomous destruction. t.me/orda_pilot/171
Ukrainian forces identifying and destroying Russian ambush drones along the roads. Some of these Russian drones look like fiber-optic "KVN" quadcopters flown by the Rubicon Center units. t.me/army_tv/12299
September 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ukrainian forces identifying and destroying Russian ambush drones along the roads. Some of these Russian drones look like fiber-optic "KVN" quadcopters flown by the Rubicon Center units. t.me/army_tv/12299
More Russian video footage of the Courier UGV as a logistics and supply platform t.me/ChDambiev/37...
September 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
More Russian video footage of the Courier UGV as a logistics and supply platform t.me/ChDambiev/37...