More than 25 foreign defense companies are now localizing weapons production in Ukraine, with Swedish giant Saab AB becoming the latest to join the effort
Despite cutting direct drone exports, China’s tech factories are keeping Russian drone makers in business—shipping the components that power their most advanced systems.
The 1,150kg warhead missile enters mass production in January alongside 3,000 monthly FP-1 drones, though effectiveness depends on penetrating Russian air defenses through coordinated swarm attacks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Donald Trump has agreed to purchase Ukrainian-manufactured drones through contracts potentially worth up to $30 billion, marking a shift in defense trade between the two nations.
France will manufacture military drones in Ukraine through a partnership between a French carmaker and defence firm, with Ukrainian forces providing combat experience to train French military units.
Russian engineers have doubled the explosive payload in Shahed drones from 50 to 90 kilograms while introducing new warhead types targeting specific objectives, according to Ukraine's intelligence services.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė has specifically praised Ukraine's Magura V5 maritime drone as "an excellent military product" while discussing potential joint production.
Kirill Rinne has partnered with drone developers in Kharkiv to create a robotic casualty evacuation system combining ground drones, aerial scouts, and automated turrets.