Inside Ukraine's drone factories

The grinding, attritional war between Russia and Ukraine is now entirely dominated by drones. On the outskirts of Kyiv, Ratel Robotics, employs more than 300 people and sells a range of ground drones designed for everything from placing and clearing landmines to evacuating injured troops and delivering supplies and ammunition. New Scientist reporter, @mattsparkes visited Ratel Robotics to see their four-wheeled Ratel M and its six-wheeled big brother Ratel X in action, even being handed the controls to test drive the surprisingly nimble vehicles. Learn more ➤ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514976-how-ukraine-became-a-drone-factory-and-invented-the-future-of-war/ Subscribe ➤ https://bit.ly/NSYTSUBS Get more from New Scientist: Official website: https://bit.ly/NSYTHP Facebook: https://bit.ly/NSYTFB Twitter: https://bit.ly/NSYTTW Instagram: https://bit.ly/NSYTINSTA LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NSYTLIN About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/