Future wars will be won not only by those who have the best technological systems, Ukraine’s former top general says in London
Valerii Zaluzhnyi says an expensive Cold War missile has become a cheap weapon fired in bulk.
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Ukrainian university and the Flamingo missile-maker opened an engineering course. On the first try, zero of 150 passed
Even students who scored well on the university entrance exam flunked the physics round.
Fired Ukrainian minister offers to help build America’s drone army— for Patriot missiles in return
Mykhailo Fedorov is courting US investors for a fund that would build defense tech companies itself, not just back them.
Fix for Ukraine’s interceptors is radar seeker head, and American firm is selling one for $4,000, says president’s tech adviser
Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov says cloud and fog collapse interceptor hit rates, and a seeker head is the way out.
Ukrainian robot commander calls ground robots “Persian elephants.” What army really needs are “Arabian steeds”, he says
A "Khartia" robot commander says FPV drones and mines have collapsed the machines' lifespan.
Ukraine dismissed its defense minister in July. He is now advising NATO country on defense innovation
Guido Crozetto called the dismissed Ukrainian minister the day after Kyiv let him go.
Ukraine has built twin-Kalashnikov turret for cheap ground robots. Security Service has already used one to destroy Russian ambushes
A Brave1 turret carries two AKs and went from idea to prototype in under six months
Three Ukrainian units received kit that makes an uncrewed vehicle out of whatever they’re already driving
Three Ukrainian units received Kaban, which bolts onto a vehicle and drives it by remote.
Zvook covers Ukraine’s skies for under €50 million. Now, it has started testing hydrophones underwater
Zvook is currently focused on collecting data in real conditions, determining which objects can be reliably detected and classified.
Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief has been picking technical chiefs. Adviser who knows them says he is putting most competent people
Serhii Beskrestnov says he knows most of the army's technical specialists and rates the new appointments.
Russia’s attack drones now jam the cheap interceptors sent to kill them
The jammer reads the interceptor's own video frequency, then floods it—blinding the operator who steers the drone.
Machines over men: Ukraine’s new military leadership adopted fired minister’s program
Acting Defense Minister Khmara, after meeting new army chief Drapatyi, says Ukraine will scale deep strikes and middle strikes to press Russia and save soldiers.
Japan and Ukraine will jointly develop and produce military drones
The SCMP reported Tokyo is drawing on Ukraine's war against Russia to accelerate its own programs.
Ukraine built spy drone cheap enough for one-way missions. Pentagon is already watching producer
Ukraine is combat-testing a reconnaissance drone built to fly deep behind Russian lines and cheap enough to risk…
“AI makes it possible to automate parts of kill chain,” says Ukraine’s top defense AI official
Ukraine built its AI defense capability under fire, with no margin for slow procurement cycles or multi-year development timelines.
Ukraine’s Spider ground robot shoots +70°, hunting drones the way infantry can’t
The robot can fights alongside troops for three days without rotation.
Ukraine frontline mapping startup draws €7.2 million from Axon and European defense funds
Taser maker and Estonian state fund lead round for company born from battlefield trench-mapping.
EU pours billions into drone firms that steal from Ukraine’s Skyeton, company with 350,000 combat flight hours
Roman Kniazhenko’s team works 24/7 to survive, while foreign companies copy their tech and collect contracts worth billions.
Renault tapped for Ukrainian drone production near frontline
The effort aims to support Ukrainian and French armies with advanced drone systems.