Drone Warfare in Ukraine and Beyond

Drones have changed how wars are being fought. Cheap, mass-produced systems now find targets, correct artillery fire and strike armour, logistics and infrastructure far behind the front line. In Ukraine, both sides are adapting constantly. In this lecture, Andro Mathewson draws on his PhD research and his work leading open-source investigations into the war. He will explain how drone warfare developed in Ukraine, what the evidence shows about its effects, and what it means for how armies will fight in future. 

The event will be moderated by Professor Andrea Schapper, University of Stirling and is hosted by the Centre for Policy, Conflict and Co-operation Research.

Andro Mathewson is Research and Intelligence Lead at STARK Defence. He is also completing a PhD in War Studies at King's College London, where his research examines unmanned systems in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how open-source intelligence methods are changing both academic studies and battlefield investigation. He has worked on and off in Ukraine since April 2021 and holds an MSc from the University of Edinburgh and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.