Ukraine’s military is making waves with a bold new strategy: converting jet skis into kamikaze drones loaded with explosives. After successfully using drone boats to target and damage Russian ships in the Black Sea, Ukraine has now turned to jet skis, which are hard to detect due to their small size and low radar profile. This innovation was recently highlighted when an unmanned jet ski packed with military gear and explosives was found on a Turkish beach. The use of such unconventional weapons shows how drones and related technologies are reshaping modern warfare, capturing global attention, and potentially inspiring similar tactics elsewhere, such as in the Red Sea where Houthi rebels might take note.
Kamikaze drone boats have been used by the Ukrainian military intelligence organization to target Russian military vessels. These compact, sleek boat drones are very hard to find because of their low radar signal. In addition to explosives, they have optical sensors, GPS, and, in certain situations, a satellite dish.
Across the Black Sea, Russian military installations and boats are the target of the unmanned boats. Ukraine has often stated that these drones have damaged and sunk Russian military vessels.
It seems that Ukraine’s military ingenuity is currently turning jet skis into kamikaze weapons. This could provide the Houthi rebels with an idea of the southern Red Sea’s vital maritime chokepoint.
“An unmanned jet ski loaded with cameras, military equipment, and explosives, believed to belong to Ukrainian forces, was found on Çatalca Beach in Istanbul,” Turkish media outlet Bengü Türk wrote on X.
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The way that drones have changed the modern battlefield in Ukraine’s land, air, and sea domains is evident to military leaders throughout the world. All eyes are on the screen, taking notes.
The use of drones in combat has evolved rather than revolutionized, as demonstrated by the US Navy’s inability to neutralize the threat posed by airborne drones and Houthi boats in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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