In The News
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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."
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Defense and Aerospace Systems-Defense & Aerospace Daily PodcastDefense & Aerospace Report | 03 Apr 2024
Sam Bendett discusses the latest in the Russo-Ukrainian War including Russia's recent strikes on Ukrainian cities plunging more than 1 million into darkness and Kyiv's 800-mile drone attack on a key Russian unmanned aircraft factory.
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Video captures rare drone-on-drone combatBusiness Insider | 01 Apr 2024
Samuel Bendett said that there is a "rapid proliferation" of small combat and logistics UGVs in Ukraine, but these systems can be easily identified and destroyed because there are so many drones.
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The Russians Sent A Platoon Of Grenade-Hurling Robotic Mini-Tanks Into BattleForbes | 31 Mar 2024
Samuel Bendett said, "Right now, anything that moves on the battlefield is seen and hit with a drone."
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Russia's New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near AvdiivkaNewsweek | 31 Mar 2024
Samuel Bendett said, "What we will witness is the use of many cheap, light UGVs like those in this video that can be quickly put together, potentially quickly lost if necessary, and quickly replaced."
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Russia and the Global Nuclear OrderHarvard Kennedy School Belfer Center | 28 Mar 2024
This report scrutinizes Russia's global nuclear approach in the context of the war in Ukraine….The full text of this publication is available via CNA.org.
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Ukraine Rolls Out Target-Seeking Terminator DronesForbes | 21 Mar 2024
Samuel Bendett says, "Both sides are heavily investing in this capability and are trying to gain first mover advantage."