Ukraine's all-robotic airborne assaults are becoming a new battlefield reality

Business Insider | 09-10-2026 06:58pm |

Ukrainian forces have conducted all-robotic airborne assaults, using heavy bomber drones to air-drop armed robots behind enemy lines. Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi of Ukraine's Third Army Corps said his forces were the first to do this in combat. The tactic, called 'Gryphon,' was used in Operation Vivaldi in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv has reclaimed territory. This development has drawn attention from the military and defense industry.

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