>drones from the American company Skydio proved ineffective in Ukraine [notably, a Skydio drone was used by the U.S. Army to drop a combat grenade for the first time], as they were unreliable in front-line interference conditions.
>The problems with Skydio drones in Ukraine were reported last year, and the manufacturer acknowledged the poor quality of its products.
>According to Alex, a key issue with today's low-quality products is the "information gap among many European and American manufacturers about current battlefield conditions and the timing of when they receive this information."
Surprisingly
>Some of the most effective ones have included the German-made Vector drones and Polish-made FlyEye drones.
https://en.defence-ua.com/news/which_western_drones_have_sho...
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/11/07/of-fibe...
>drones from the American company Skydio proved ineffective in Ukraine [notably, a Skydio drone was used by the U.S. Army to drop a combat grenade for the first time], as they were unreliable in front-line interference conditions.
>The problems with Skydio drones in Ukraine were reported last year, and the manufacturer acknowledged the poor quality of its products.
>According to Alex, a key issue with today's low-quality products is the "information gap among many European and American manufacturers about current battlefield conditions and the timing of when they receive this information."
Surprisingly
>Some of the most effective ones have included the German-made Vector drones and Polish-made FlyEye drones.