Ukrainians slapped twin AK rifles on a drone with wheels to make a cheap mobile turret
Ukrainian defense incubator Brave1 has developed a mobile, drone-based turret system armed with dual Kalashnikov rifles. The system is designed to be a low-cost, scalable solution for infantry support in combat zones.
Why it matters
This development illustrates the rapid evolution of asymmetric warfare and the increasing reliance on cheap, improvised robotic platforms in modern conflicts.
Two Kalashnikov assault rifles are mounted on a turret to form an assault UGV. Screenshot via X/Brave1 Ukraine has built a drone turret using two Kalashnikov rifles as its main attack option. They're a cheap platform that the country's defense tech incubator, Brave1, says it can scale quickly. It's already been used in combat, with more than 5 units testing it operationally, Brave1 said. A Ukrainian manufacturer developed a roving turret with two Kalashnikov assault rifles for its main armament, as Kyiv aims to build more cheap ground drones to fill dangerous infantry roles. The uncrewed ground vehicle was recently used in combat by the Security Service of Ukraine's Alpha Group special forces to destroy a Russian ambush drone, said the country's defense tech incubator, Brave1, on Thursday. "Why the Kalashnikov?
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