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Ukraine Proved Cardboard Drones Work - Japan Was Paying Attention

The Corvo PPDS looked ridiculous until it started blowing up Russian aircraft on the ground

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Wes O'Donnell
May 08, 2026
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A little over two years ago, I wrote a piece that felt almost absurd to publish. Ukraine, I reported, was using flat-packed, tape-and-rubber-band drones, made of waxed cardboard, shipped like IKEA furniture, to blow up Russian fighter jets on their home airfields.

Here’s that piece over on Medium if you’re feeling froggy.

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