Ukraine's Fiber-Optic Drones Squeezed by AI Data Center Demand

Ukraine's fiber-optic drones, immune to battlefield jamming, now face higher costs as importing fiber material from China competes with global demand from AI data centers for the same limited supply. Ukrainian drone makers are adapting, with finished spools holding enough cable for drones to regularly operate at ranges of dozens of miles, and up to 62 miles in extreme cases.