technology has once again taken a big turn in the Russia-Ukraine war. This time ukraine carried out such an attack within russia that shocked the world. The name of this operation was 'Spider Web'. The special thing about this operation is that it did not use any latest or expensive military software, but an open-source autopilot system 'ArduPilot', which is about 20 years old.
Through this operation, ukraine attacked three very important and deeply located airbases of russia, Belaya, Olenya and Ivanovo, where Russia's long-range bombers and cruise missile carriers were deployed. A total of 117 automated drones were involved in this attack, which were secretly hidden within the Russian border and were triggered and launched at the time of the operation.
Highlights of the operation:
About 34% of Russian strategic bombers were destroyed. The drones were controlled autonomously using ArduPilot software. local mobile networks and basic hardware (such as Raspberry Pi) were used instead of satellite systems like Starlink. The operation was planned for more than a year. It was carried out simultaneously in three time zones
Why is this operation special?
It shows that even cheap, old and open-source technology can surprise large military forces with the right strategy. It presents a new picture of the future of war that small but smart weapons can also cause great destruction..jpg)
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