"Drone teams competing for points under the Army of Drones Bonus System killed or wounded 18,000 Russian soldiers in September, with 400 drone units now taking part in the competition, up from 95 in August, Ukrainian officials said. The system, which launched more than a year ago, rewards soldiers who achieve strikes with points that can be exchanged to buy more weapons in an Amazon-for-war online store called Brave1 filled with more than 100 different drones, autonomous vehicles and other drone war material."
"It's become truly popular among units, said Fedorov, of the system, which is a prime example of the increasing automation of warfare. All the defence forces know about this and there's competition for the points, for getting these drones, electronic warfare systems and other things to help them in warfighting. The more infantry you kill, the more drones you get to kill more infantry. This is becoming kind of a self-reinforcing cycle."
A computer game-style drone attack system is being used across Ukrainian military units and is being extended to reconnaissance, artillery, and logistics operations. Drone teams competing for points under the Army of Drones Bonus System killed or wounded 18,000 Russian soldiers in September, with participation rising from 95 units in August to 400 units. The system rewards strikes with points exchangeable for weapons via an online store called Brave1 that lists more than 100 drones, autonomous vehicles, and other drone war material. The government doubled rewards for killing infantry from six to twelve points, and Ukrainian intelligence suggests Russia may be developing a competing gamified system.
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