"Extreme winter temperatures can pose an onslaught of technical challenges for drone operators on Ukraine's front lines, a local drone commander said as his country was hit by a cold snap. Sr. Lt. Serhii Andrieiev, deputy commander of the "Kraken" drone company in the 3rd Army Corps, told Business Insider that the cold can heavily disrupt reconnaissance and first-person-view attack drones because their parts often aren't designed to withstand such conditions."
"Many drones in Ukraine are built with off-the-shelf components ordered online. The freewheeling nature of the supply market means it's difficult to assess how consistently each individual part performs in the cold, Andrieiev said. "These components are serially manufactured components. They are not mil-spec components. They are cheap, and well, most of them are from China," he said. He said Ukrainian units have learned to adapt, but these issues can delay critical missions or add to mental strain for troops already dealing with harsh weather."
Extreme winter temperatures impose severe technical challenges for drone operations on Ukraine's front lines. Cold can heavily disrupt reconnaissance and first-person-view attack drones because many parts are not designed to withstand frost. Many drones use off-the-shelf components ordered online that are serially manufactured, not mil-spec, inexpensive, and often sourced from China. Unpredictable drone behavior in frost leads to failures, mission delays, and added mental strain for troops operating in harsh conditions. These hardware and supply vulnerabilities also raise risks for other militaries, particularly if future conflicts extend into Arctic environments. Early February temperatures dropped to about -19°C (-2.2°F), with some areas reaching around -6°F.
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