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Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Ars TechnicaTuesday, August 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM

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Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now
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Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.

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Impact
High
Category
Technology
Regions
Russia · Ukraine
Market relevance
Moderate
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Ukrainian and Russian.
Read original source → ARS TECHNICAEdition 2026-08-19

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What happened

Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.

Why it matters

Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.

Background

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Timeline

  1. Ars Technica published: Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Ukrainian and Russian.

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