“These drones are not America tech. They are Ukrainian tech.”
They may not be American, but they sure as hell are not Ukrainian - not even close.
They are. But actually the tech itself is not so remarkable. What is remarkable is that the Ukrainians are able to make FPV aerial drones extremely cheaply. It costs an American manufacturer $50,000 or $100,000 to make even the simplest drone. The Ukrainians can do it for $1000. This particular drone probably cost more than that because we’re talking about a naval drone here. But the key to success in the drone war is to make drones that get the job done, but cost very little.
Ukraine designed and built most of the USSR’s weapons and supplied the fuel for its ICBMs, including the Satan I.