After the sale, almost no one controls a drone. This gap, say experts, helps explain the growing use of the technology by Colombian armed groups in their war against the state. Drone technology developed and tested during the war in Ukraine is reaching the hands of armed groups in Colombia, fueling another conflict.
The experts point out that, after the sale of drones, there is a lack of control that allows these devices to reach non-state actors. This regulatory gap facilitates the transfer of military technology to Colombian armed groups, which have been increasingly adopting these devices in their operations against state forces.
Armed groups in Colombia are using drones for attacks, surveillance and other military operations, in an escalation of the country's internal conflict. The technology that was perfected on the Ukrainian battlefield is thus having a direct impact on a conflict on the other side of the world, fueling violence in Colombia.
