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Volodymyr Valiukh, a commander in Ukraine\u2019s Main Intelligence Directorate, comes as unmanned aerial vehicles of all sizes and flavors continue to play a key role in Ukraine\u2019s defense calculus. But new tactical constraints have come into play, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the early weeks of the Russian invasion, the drone often singled out in news headlines was the TB2, produced by Turkish manufacturer Baykar. Among the hits logged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/10\/10\/turkeys-baykar-to-spend-100-million-on-ukraine-production-plant\/\">Ukrainian TB2s<\/a> are five tanks, six towed artillery pieces, six naval ships, two logistics trains, two multiple rocket launchers, two anti-aircraft guns and over a dozen surface-to-air missiles, according to the Dutch open-source intelligence website Oryx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, over the course of the last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/turkeys-bayraktar-tb2-drones-ineffective-ukraine-war-2023-5\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2023\/10\/with-turkish-drones-in-the-headlines-what-happened-to-ukraines-bayraktar-tb2s\/\">reports<\/a> noted that the drones seemed to have disappeared from available footage of battlefield action and that their use had become more limited in the face of more sophisticated Russian air defenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the TB2, I don\u2019t want to use the word useless, but it is hard to find situations where to use them,\u201d Valiukh said at the GSOF Symposium here on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Defense News, the Ukrainian commander clarified there is evidently still some use for them, but that the deployment frequency and roles for those drone types had changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are extremely grateful for the TB2s, but at the beginning of the war they were deployed more and striked more,\u201d Valiukh said. Now that Russian air and electronic defenses have grown in quality, he added, the last TB2 flight he observed lasted a mere 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per the manufacturer, Baykar, the drones can stay airborne for 27 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company told Defense News that reports about the limited utility of its flagship product should be taken with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot seeing any videos does not necessarily mean that the drones are not being used,\u201d CEO Haluk Bayraktar told Defense News. \u201cThis is a challenging environment to operate in,\u201d with hundreds of medium- to long-range Russian air defenses deployed within range, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCurrently, the Bayraktar TB2s are mainly used to conduct daily flights to track the targets, which can be as valuable as attacking,\u201d Bayraktar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that reconnaissance role, the usage rate in Ukraine is still high, according to company logs seen by Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTB2s don\u2019t attack unless they figure out open windows, no need to be an easy target for Russian air defense systems,\u201d Bayraktar said. \u201cThis is the same for any other flying platform such as fighter jets, helicopters et cetera unless it is an affordable, low-cost mini drone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since June, Ukrainian TB2s have received upgrades that include advanced camera gear, the Mx-20, provided directly to the embattled country by Canadian manufacturer L3Harris Wescam. 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