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Last week, US President Joe Biden announced a military aid package for Ukraine valued at $800 million.

Since the US has announced multiple such packages in the last two months, it would have hardly made headlines.
But it did, thanks to one seemingly obscure item on the list - Phoenix Ghost.

The US would supply over 121 Phoenix Ghost tactical drones to Ukraine.
It was the first time the general public and press had heard of such a system.

Viewers may note that the American MQ-1 Predator platform had initiated the era of unmanned air combat with counter-insurgency operations undertaken in Afghanistan, Iraq.

A lot has changed since then. The employment of UAVs has progressed from counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations to full-scale conventional war.

Both Russia and Ukraine are utilizing drones not only for reconnaissance but also for attack.

In this video Defense Updates analyzes how Phoenix Ghost could enable Ukraine to launch asymmetric attacks on Russian forces ?

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eurasiantimes.com / Aerovironment
https://eurasiantimes.com/repeating-afghan-success-new-surprise-weapon-dislodge-russia/

www.flightglobal.com / USAF
https://www.flightglobal.com/civil-uavs/usaf-plans-to-end-mq-1-predator-operations-in-2018/117943.article

aevex.com
https://aevex.com/

www.czdefence.com / AeroVironment / CC BY-NC-ND
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19fortyfive.com / Aerovironment
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/04/phoenix-ghost-drone-could-be-a-major-problem-for-russia-in-ukraine/

alxpin/E+ via Getty Images / seekingalpha.com
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3814143-us-weighs-providing-ukraine-with-aerovironments-switchblade-drones-nbc

defence-blog.com / Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-bayraktar-tb2-drones-successfully-attack-russian-convoys/