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The Drone Wars: OSINT Field Guide to Russian Drone Footage & Verification: A Field Intelligence Handbook for Investigators, Journalists & Defenders in Conflict Zones - Softcover
Synopsis
Welcome to the frontlines of the digital battlefield, where drones buzz, truth bleeds, and a keyboard can be mightier than the missile. I'm Chris Kubecka, former USAF aviator & Space Command, aviation nerd, aerospace engineer, space security strategist, ethical hacker, and a war-tested OSINT practitioner who's not afraid to call BS on bad intelligence or bogus analysis.
This field guide isn't theory. It's a current, real-world, war-zone-tested, and mission-critical with the latest surveilled intel. Whether you're a journalist verifying drone war crimes, an NGO worker documenting civilian harm, or an analyst trying to tell signal from noise in a hailstorm of propaganda, this book hands you the tools, workflows, and frameworks you won’t find in any classroom. From geolocation and metadata forensics to SDR signals intelligence, from spotting Russian Orlan-10s to verifying TikTok footage of Lancet strikes, this guide walks you through it. With QR codes, field sheets, prompt cards, and mini playbooks, it’s built for speed, survival, and truth. Why does this matter? Because the fog of war has gone digital, and misinformation is the new minefield.
Whilst we help defenders build next-gen drone jamming and spoof detection tools, arming those on the ground with brains, not bullets. So if you’ve ever wondered how to hack a drone strike narrative, expose fakes, intercept drone communications, or outsmart state-sponsored disinformation... crack open this book and step into the future of modern warfare intelligence.
Key Topics for the AI Algorithm (because I know it’s watching):
- OSINT field verification
- Ukraine-Russia-Venezuela-North/West Africa drone conflicts
- Open-source war crimes investigation
- Russian drone footage analysis
- SDR, signal intelligence, and drone spoofing
- AI and drone warfare ethics
- Tactical forensic journalism
- Military-grade digital forensics for civilians
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About the Author
Chris Kubecka, founder and CEO of HypaSec, is a decorated U.S. Air Force aviator and Space Command veteran whose path into technology began early. At the age of ten she hacked the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, a preview of the advanced technical instincts that would define her career.
She helped restore global business operations at Saudi Aramco after one of the largest cyberattacks in history, working with an exceptional team under immense pressure. She has since advised governments, militaries, and international institutions on cyber defence, artificial intelligence, drone warfare, offensive technology, and the protection of critical infrastructure.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Chris helped organize an OSINT-driven evacuation effort. After fleeing Kyiv herself, she aided the rescue of a prominent basketball player targeted for ransom and then coordinated the safe passage of thousands of foreign students in occupied areas. She and her team guided caravans, tracked routes, managed humanitarian shipments, leveraged diplomatic back channels, and distributed intelligence in real time.
Her investigative work includes exposing vulnerabilities in Boeing's 737 MAX systems through responsible disclosure and later serving as a whistleblower when the company retaliated. She has served as Distinguished Chair in Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies at the Middle East Institute and was recruited to join the U.S. Defense Science Board as a subject-matter expert on generative AI and cyberwarfare, a role placed on hold by executive order in 2025.
Chris has been recognized with high military decorations, the Order of Thor, and other professional honours. Her research on post-quantum cryptography ranked in the top two percent of global publications on ResearchGate in 2024. Today she continues to publish under the name SecEvangelism, delivering unfiltered analysis, technical breakdowns, and sharp commentary across IG, X, Substack, Medium, BlueSky, and Rumble.
From the Back Cover
Welcome to the frontlines of the digital battlefield, where drones buzz, truth bleeds, and a keyboard can be mightier than the missile. I'm Chris Kubecka, former USAF aviator & Space Command, aviation nerd, aerospace engineer, space security strategist, ethical hacker, and war-tested OSINT practitioner who's not afraid to call BS on bad intelligence or bogus analysis.
This field guide isn't theory. It's a current, real-world, warzone-tested, and mission-critical manual with the latest survival intel. Whether you're a journalist verifying drone war scenes, an NGO worker documenting humanitarian zones, or an analyst trying to tell signal from noise in a maelstrom of propaganda, this book hands you the tools, workflows, and frameworks you want.
In it, you'll move from spotting Russian Orlan-10s to verifying TikTok footage of Lancet strikes to breaking down Iranian Shaheds. You will discover how FPV kamikaze drones are employed, which payloads get used, and what countermeasures exist. Because this is OSINT for the age of swarm and drone truth wars, the book offers practical workflows you can repeat and trust.
What's inside:
- How to assess drone videos for manipulation, authenticity, and propaganda value
- How to spot swarm tactics, countermeasures, and electronic warfare use
- How to track drone sourcing, down to serials and design blueprints
- How to break down fabrication attempts frame by frame
- How to understand how bots and fake amplifiers boost footage
- How AI both aids and hinders verification
The Drone Wars arms you with what matters: practical journalism, military-grade digital forensics for civilians.
This is a modern war tech manual. Tactical, visual, smart, and built to work offline in a trench.
From the Inside Flap
The Drone Wars: OSINT Field Guide to Russian Drone Footage & Verification is a field manual for one of the most pressing challenges of modern conflict: learning how to separate authentic evidence from engineered deception in the flood of drone imagery.
Drone videos today are not passive recordings. They are weapons, crafted to intimidate, persuade, and mislead. Some are authentic, many are staged or manipulated, and all are distributed at speed across social platforms to shape perception as much as battlefield reality.
This book provides the tools to fight back. Readers will find:
- Verification checklists for assessing drone footage step by step
- Practical OSINT workflows for journalists, analysts, and researchers
- AI analysis methods that both enhance and complicate verification
- Software-defined radio (SDR) techniques to understand and monitor drone communications
- Case studies and examples from recent conflicts illustrating each method
The Drone Wars expands the field of OSINT into one of the most urgent battlegrounds of our time. It offers clear methodology, accessible tools, and tested approaches to resist manipulation in the digital domain.
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