GoKawiilUkraine's fiber-optic drone makers face supply squeeze amid AI data center boom
Ukrainian drone manufacturers rely on Chinese-made fiber-optic cable to build unjammable FPV drones, but rising global demand for optical fiber from AI data centers is driving up costs and tightening supply. Russia and Ukraine together are estimated to produce around 50,000 fiber-optic drones monthly, consuming the cable as a single-use battlefield material, and Chinese customs data reportedly show Russia importing significantly more fiber-optic cable than Ukraine.