Ukraine races to make more war drone components at home

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Summary First-person-view drone use expanding fast in Ukraine war Kyiv pushing to make more parts domestically Manufacturers and suppliers fret over reliance on China Russia and Ukraine both use FPVs to attack each other KYIV, Oct 9 (Reuters) - As Ukraine seeks the upper hand against Russia's far larger military with tens of thousands of cheap attack drones, producers and officials are working to have more components made locally to avoid exposure to shifting geopolitics. The FPV (first-person-view) drone sector, a rapidly expanding part of Ukraine's defence effort, relies on complex supply lines to get commercially available electronic components, made...