TOP Ukrainian Secret Weapons: Long Range Drones, AI Turret, Fiber Optic FPV, Ground Drones

Long range weapons, armor upgrades for

Abrams and Leopards, artificial

intelligence technologies, and drones,

drones, drones, all kinds of drones. All

of this was created by Ukrainian

developers and engineers. Want to know

how these weapons help eliminate the

enemy? Watch today's episode about

Ukraine's top secret breakthroughs.

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I'm Audrey McCalpine with United 24

Media and right now we're on our way to

look inside of a Ukrainian bomb factory.

Now, this factory is led by a gentleman

named Ivanic and he's the head of the

Third Regiment. The Third Regiment is a

special operations group within the

Ukrainian armed forces. This is the

first time that he's ever spoken with

press. He'll be meeting with us today

and giving us an exclusive look inside

of this factory.

We're creating ammo trucks that work on

the front line,

>> reassembling old weapons, and

engineering new solutions.

The range of ammunition we get is

massive.

Anything and everything.

Take a javelin or endlaw from the front

lines.

Maybe hit by shrapnel, but still intact

inside.

That explosive can power an FPV drone or

be dropped on someone

>> or take a grenade, add a counterwe or a

tail, and now it's ready for aerial

drops. Everything, what you know, and

even what you don't can be turned into a

weapon. You just have to get creative.

The main thing is safety. We're working

with explosives.

Anything can happen.

Every bullet has a name on it.

Whether it's for the Russians or for us

here in the factory,

>> you have to be a master of your craft.

>> I've got to be honest, the atmosphere in

here is quite tense. Um, you walk around

and there are enough explosives to do

some serious damage. Earlier, we were

walking and they showed us just a table

of household objects. Each one of them

was booby trapped with different

munitions. And even just now walking,

you definitely want to be very sure of

where your next step is.

>> Necessity is the mother of invention.

And in Ukraine, there's no luxury of

endless supplies.

>> We can't afford to throw away ammunition

like the US.

In Ukraine, nothing goes to waste.

Everything is used.

>> Absolutely everything.

>> We're not as rich as America.

>> Sure, there's some brand new ammo, but

it's rare. Very rare.

We can make better ammo for this war

than the US, Israel, or the UK if we had

the money. We've built weapons before,

and we've done it well. But now, with no

budget, we're left with nothing.

Everyone's waiting for an American

miracle or some foreign savior. But the

truth is,

>> we can do it better ourselves.

>> Invest in production and you'll see the

results.

Before the war, I was a businessman.

But when it started in 2014, I joined

because it threatened my family.

And I'll never forgive the Russians for

that. If you have a family and kids and

can't protect them, then why the [ __ ]

were you born?

Russia thinks they can come here and

tell me what to do.

>> But they're wrong.

They claim to be strong and powerful.

It's [ __ ]

They will be beaten.

If we'd been better prepared, maybe this

wouldn't have happened. In the past, we

were distracted. But now, we're focused.

Technology is Ukraine's path to victory.

We shouldn't fight meat for meat. We

don't need to let technology do the

fighting for us.

>> Drones in the air, drones on the ground.

People need to sit down and figure this

out.

>> We have bright minds and successful

startups.

It's time to put them to work.

>> Many US weapons sent to Ukraine are

defunct, some dating back to the 1950s.

Instead of risking lives with

battlefield trials, ammo is being

repurposed to fit Ukraine's needs on an

everanging battlefield where a new

technology like drones is replacing

classical artillery.

From our talks with Ivanch today, it's

clear that though the West is sending a

lot of weapons, they're not always the

weapons that Ukraine needs. Whether

that's because they're defunct or

they're just not packaged in a proper

way. And that couldn't have been more

clear. this contrast between old and new

um which has come to define the war and

that was seen just where you see guys

opening up these explosives taking the

parts that they need and repurposing

them using drones using robots um and I

think that again what Ukraine is doing

is it's really teaching the West and the

world what it looks like to fight a

modern war

Today we'll show you something very

special.

>> Our magnificent Liuti UAVs

>> that are deep striking Russian soil.

So as the commander says, these are long

range deep strike drones produced here

in Ukraine used by the 14th Pulk Deep

Strike Pulk to attack targets deep

inside the Russian Federation. Today

we've been granted exclusive access with

the unit. They will tell us all about

these drones, how they use them, and

then hopefully we will see them in

action. Enjoy our report. The LUT Deep

Strike UAV. Ukrainian production. Range

1,000 plus km. Speed 250 to 300 kmh.

Payload between 50 and 75 kg. Guided by

an artificial intelligence system cost

around $200,000.

Why is deep striking into Russian

territory so important?

>> We understand that we're facing a mighty

opponent. Russia has lots and lots of

missiles and drones. We have to strike

asymmetrically so that the enemy does

not just hit our soil unpunished. And if

we hit a key logistic hub, for example,

or burn down an ammo storage, our guys

at the front line will fare much better.

They won't get the same amount of guided

aerial bombs, missiles, etc. dropped on

them anymore. The enemy won't be able to

refuel as efficiently as before. It will

affect the battlefield.

>> Then it's time to head out.

>> Preparation, launching location, all top

secret.

We're only allowed to turn the camera

back on when everything is set up on the

runway.

All right, now we're on the field, not

in the hangar. The drones have their

wings on. They're quite big as you can

see, also quite tall. I'm about 6 foot.

This just to give you an idea about the

size. Uh they're also quite wide. And um

it's quite cold. You can see the frost

covering the wings sighting. I don't

know how many drones they have lined up

here. I didn't count. I think it's like

15. And they will launch them one after

the next, one after the next, of course,

as fast as possible for safety reasons.

and they say the whole thing takes about

40 minutes to an hour. If if all the

conditions are are fulfilled, if there's

an air alarm and we have to turn on

electronic warfare systems or our air

defense starts working, then obviously

they can't do it because then Ukraine

would shoot down its own drones, which

is obviously something they're trying to

avoid. So, let's see how this night

goes.

The guys who met us here are not

unfriendly, it's the wrong word, but you

can feel there's a bit of tension in the

air and it's super understandable. I

would also be stressed if someone's

coming to film at me. Uh why? Because