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Lessons from Ukraine ConflictDefense & Aerospace Podcast | 24 Apr 2024
Sam Bendett discusses the importance of the $61 billion Ukraine supplemental.
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Global interest in Iranian drones unlikely to wane despite failed Israel attackBreaking Defense | 24 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said he assumed that countries interested in procuring Iranian drones are states across “Africa and the Middle East that don’t have a problem with Iranian politics and don’t have a lot of money to buy expensive drones.”
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New Ukrainian Silent Attack Drones Put Russians On The DefensiveNewsweek | 23 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said that Russia does not currently have an analogue to the Baba Yagas.
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What to know about Shahed-136 drones, which Iran used to attack IsraelWashington Post | 16 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, “The Shahed is a slow and low-flying drone: Iran knew that drone would be downed.”
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Interceptors And Escorts: Drone Tactics In Ukraine Are Evolving FastForbes | 16 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, “There is now official training at the front with certain battalions where drone on drone combat is incorporated into pilot training courses.”
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Strategy Series: Russia, Ukraine and the On-going ConflictDefense & Aerospace Report podcast | 16 Apr 2024
Sam Bendett discusses the state of the Ukraine war as Russia steadily gains ground as Ukrainian casualties mount thanks to US dithering over aid.
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U.S. details Pentagon’s role in defending Israel from Iranian attackWashington Post | 14 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said that to achieve a 99 percent interception rate required defenses that are probably “much costlier than the total number of threats arrayed against Israel.”
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Putin Ally Stunned by 'Extremely Dangerous' Ukraine DronesNewsweek | 11 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, "We know Russians are either fixing the downed Baba Yagas and fly them as their own, and they are trying to build an equivalent of this drone."
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Ukraine’s Cheap Drones Are Decimating Russia’s TanksForeign Policy | 09 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, “What we’re seeing probably is a fraction of what’s actually happening.”
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power PodcastDefense & Aerospace Report | 09 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett discusses Ukraine’s new long-range drones and how Kyiv is using them to strike war industries deep in Russia.
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Enter The Turtle Tank : Terrified Of Ukraine’s Drones, the Russians Built A Shell Over A TankForbes | 08 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, “Anything that moves on the battlefield is seen and hit with a drone.”
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From Gaza to Ukraine, More Aid Workers Are Being Killed Than EverRolling Stone | 06 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett says, “There's no way to predict how commanders will respond to a given situation.”
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Video appears to show a Ukrainian unmanned ground drone rolling up to the edge of a Russian trench and dropping explosivesBusiness Insider | 06 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, "Operating UGVs is more difficult given that terrain and various obstacles must be taken into account."
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Innovations on the Battlefield in Ukraine with Paul Schwartz and Samuel BendettCSIS Russian Roulette Podcast | 04 Apr 2024
Paul Schwartz and Sam Bendett discuss the different technological and tactical battlefield innovations taking place in Ukraine today, and what they mean for military analysts studying the war.
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Small uncrewed Ukrainian plane likely used in attack deep inside Russia - expertsReuters | 04 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, “There are also questions why such a significant target as the Alabuga site did not have good air defence protection, considering attacks that already took place on many targets inside Russia."
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Ukraine's AI Drone GambleNewsweek | 04 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said, "The main goal is to sever the dependence on communication between the drone and the operator, and the drone with a satellite for navigation."