Many drones given to Ukraine by its western allies are obsolete by the time they arrive, Ukrainian drone unit commanders and engineers told Financial Times, and end up being cannibalized and scrapped for parts.
Many drones given to Ukraine by its western allies are obsolete by the time they arrive, Ukrainian drone unit commanders and engineers told Financial Times, and end up being cannibalized and scrapped for parts.
>We’re screwed,” said one of the commanders who summed up the situation after the military exercises had completed. His and other comments, along with details of how badly prepared various NATO units were, have been detailed in [a February 13 Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/opinion/nato-has-seen-the-future-and-is-unprepared-887eaf0f) (WSJ) report.
>**That report recounts how a team of about 10 Ukrainians, acting as the OPFOR (opposing force), conducted a counterattack against NATO forces participating in the exercise. According to after-action reporting, in just one day, the OPFOR simulated the destruction of 17 armored vehicles and carried out about 30 “strikes” against other targets.**
on drones, Europe and the West should do its best to get Ukrainian drone manufacturers to share technology and build up production in our countries
insanely fast development
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The military procurement process can’t handle the speed of development in this war. The Ukrainians need money to increase domestic drone production.
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i was skeptical about Ukraine’s drone superiority compared to Western drones , but many recent events changed my mind
**above all ,10 Ukrainians completely wiped the floor with NATO’s teams during a recent wargame and “destroyed “17 armored vehicles**
[https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/02/a-nato-wargame-in-estonia-let-ukrainian-drone-experts-play-the-bad-guy-and-the-results-were-brutal/](https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/02/a-nato-wargame-in-estonia-let-ukrainian-drone-experts-play-the-bad-guy-and-the-results-were-brutal/)
>We’re screwed,” said one of the commanders who summed up the situation after the military exercises had completed. His and other comments, along with details of how badly prepared various NATO units were, have been detailed in [a February 13 Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/opinion/nato-has-seen-the-future-and-is-unprepared-887eaf0f) (WSJ) report.
>**That report recounts how a team of about 10 Ukrainians, acting as the OPFOR (opposing force), conducted a counterattack against NATO forces participating in the exercise. According to after-action reporting, in just one day, the OPFOR simulated the destruction of 17 armored vehicles and carried out about 30 “strikes” against other targets.**
on drones, Europe and the West should do its best to get Ukrainian drone manufacturers to share technology and build up production in our countries
insanely fast development
The military procurement process can’t handle the speed of development in this war. The Ukrainians need money to increase domestic drone production.