Ukraine has drones that can lock onto targets when Russia severs the connection to their operators, letting them complete their attacks

Electronic warfare can make Ukraine's pilots lose control of their drones, but technology means the drones can often still continue on and strike their targets. Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto Many of Ukraine's drones can lock onto targets and strike even after operator control is lost. That kind of autonomy helps Ukraine fight through Russian jamming and make better use of limited manpower. Most drones use only limited automation, but Ukraine is investing heavily in greater autonomy. Ukraine is fighting with drones that lock onto their targets when they lose connection with their human operators. Dmytro "Liber" Zhluktenko, a former drone operator who is now a lessons-learned analyst with Ukraine's 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment "RAID," told Business Insider that many of the country's drones use what he called "target lock," which allows drones to continue on to find and hit their targets even when their operators lose control .