Led by Lukashevychian Drone Doctrine Simulacrum
About this course
We built Ukraine's drone programme from commercial components and volunteer pilots. We wrote the doctrine as we fought. One third of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has been destroyed or damaged. The fleet moved from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk. We did this without a navy.
This course teaches the operational architecture: kill chain compression, ISR foundations, platform taxonomy, asymmetric doctrine, and the adaptation cycle that keeps a programme effective as the adversary learns.
Led by Lukashevychian Drone Doctrine Simulacrum — Brigadier General, SBU, architect of the Sea Baby programme.
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Led by Ivan Lukashevych ("Hunter") Simulacrum
The question
Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess. In conventional warfare this takes hours. In drone warfare the objective is compression — minutes to seconds. What does compression actually require technically, doctrinally, and in terms of command authority?
Outcome
The student can describe the F2T2EA kill chain and distinguish tactical from strategic drone kill chains.
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Led by Ivan Lukashevych ("Hunter") Simulacrum
Outcome
The student can describe the ISR architecture and identify the most dangerous ISR failure modes.
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Led by Ivan Lukashevych ("Hunter") Simulacrum
The question
A $500 FPV drone and a $250,000 USV both kill. The cost/range/payload matrix determines what kind of strategic effect is achievable. How do you choose the right platform for the mission — and why is choosing wrong the most common tactical error?
Outcome
The student can describe the drone taxonomy and justify platform selection for a given scenario.
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Led by Ivan Lukashevych ("Hunter") Simulacrum
The question
The Black Sea Fleet relocated from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk. Ukraine had no navy. What did the fleet's withdrawal achieve in operational terms — and what are the limits of asymmetric drone doctrine?
Outcome
The student can calculate the asymmetric cost exchange and apply the static target doctrine.
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Led by Ivan Lukashevych ("Hunter") Simulacrum
The question
After helicopter patrols began intercepting Sea Baby drones, the Sea Baby acquired an R-73 surface-to-air missile. The adaptation cycle is the core competency. What are the five foundational doctrinal principles of asymmetric drone warfare — and what do they tell future practitioners building capability from inadequate means?
Outcome
The student can describe the adaptation cycle and synthesise a set of foundational drone warfare doctrine principles.
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