Ukrainian forces are installing malware into their drones as a new tactic in their ongoing war with Russia. This development adds a cyber warfare layer to a battlefield that has already been impacted by drone technology, Forbes reported.
Russian forces identified Ukrainian drones carrying malware, as evidenced by a video uploaded on social media. According to a Reddit thread that includes the video, this malware performs a variety of disruptive functions, including “burning out the USB port, preventing reflashing, or hijacking the repurposed FPV and revealing the operator location.”
“This tactic highlights how Ukraine is leveraging its strong pre-war information technology sector to counter Russia’s advanced military technologies and strong defense industrial base,” states defense expert Vikram Mittal in his analysis.
The malware serves several strategic objectives. It hinders Russian troops from analyzing seized Ukrainian drones to create countermeasures, prohibits them from repurposing captured technology, and may allow Ukrainian forces to track the whereabouts of Russian drone operators attempting
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