Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia used open-source software, ‘upset’ developer says wanted to make flying robots: ‘not in a million years…’

An open-source software, originally designed for hobbyist drones, powered a recent Ukrainian attack that allegedly destroyed a third of Russia’s strategic long-range bombers, a report has said. The original creators of ArduPilot expressed surprise at the software’s wartime application.

According to a report by 404Media, Chris Anderson, one of ArduPilot’s founders, commented on LinkedIn below attack footage, “That’s ArduPilot, launched from my basement 18 years ago. Crazy.”