- FPV drones transform cheap, easy-to-produce drones into precision guided weapons;

- FPV drones have several disadvantages including loss-of-signal as it begins its attack dive or encounters electronic warfare;

- AI targeting allows an operator to designate a target while still in signal line-of-sight and before entering an area defended by electronic warfare, for the AI to then automatically guide the drone to its target without any external signal;

- Russia's large military industrial base lends its an advantage in both quantity and quality over Ukraine and its Western sponsors;

References:

Shepherd - Russia claims to have developed AI-based aiming system for kamikaze drone (August 2023):

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/russia-claims-to-have-developed-ai-based-aiming-system-for-gadfly-fpv-drone/

TASS - Russia uses AI in combat drones (November 2023):

https://tass.com/defense/1708657

Wired - Russia's Killer Drone in Ukraine Raises Fears About AI in Warfare (March 2022):

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-drones-russia-ukraine/

Washington Post - The war in Ukraine is spurring a revolution in drone warfare using AI (July 2023):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/26/drones-ai-ukraine-war-innovation/

The Economist - Russia is starting to make its superiority in electronic warfare count (November 2023):

https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/11/23/russia-is-starting-to-make-its-superiority-in-electronic-warfare-count

FT - Military briefing: Russia has the upper hand in electronic warfare with Ukraine (January 7, 2024):

https://www.ft.com/content/a477d3f1-8c7e-4520-83b0-572ad674c28e

Kyiv Post - Russia’s Night Drones Pose a Serious New Threat to Ukraine's Troops (December 2023):

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/25459

Kyiv Independent - Minister urges Ukrainians to create drones for army at home (January 13, 2024):

https://kyivindependent.com/digital-transformation-minister-encourages-ukrainians-to-create-drones-for-army-at-home/

Forbes - Russian Volunteer Group Claims To Make 1,000 FPV Kamikaze Drones A Day (December 2023):

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2023/12/05/russian-volunteer-group-making-a-thousand-fpv-kamikaze-drones-each-day/