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Ukraine’s new remote turret trades heavy machine gun for twin AK-74s and relies on Starlink when signal drops

Ukraine's Roboneers codified the "ShaBlya K-2," a remote-controlled turret pairing two AK-74 rifles in one mount to double fire density for covering infantry at close range.

byOlena Mukhina

The Ukrainian armored recovery tractor INGUAR-4 Source: The Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Saving Western aid: Ukraine’s new armored recovery tractor can haul 30-ton MRAP off battlefield

Ukraine codified the INGUAR-4, a 6×6 armored recovery vehicle that hauls damaged MRAPs up to 30 tons off the battlefield faster and cheaper than tracked recovery vehicles.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine codified the MUL.E, its first all-wheel-drive electric military motorcycle. Source: The Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Ukraine’s newest frontline motorcycle drives over anti-vehicle mines and works as power station

Ukraine codified the MUL.E, its first all-wheel-drive electric military motorcycle, whose detachable generator can charge FPV drones and power a whole unit in the field.

byOlena Mukhina

Testing of a DragonFire laser weapon in the UK. Photo: Twitter via The Telegraph

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Deputy commander-in-chief says Ukraine’s new laser can already kill FPVs

Ukraine could field laser air defense in two to three months, says Deputy Commander-in-Chief Andrii Lebedenko.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine's Defense Ministry has codified the new

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Ukraine’s new combat robot is silent, fits in minivan, and carries MK19 grenade launcher

Ukraine codified the "Zmii Mini Strike," a recon-strike ground robot with a silent electric motor.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified the Tsyklop interceptor drone, which can rise above the maximum flight altitude of Russian strike and reconnaissance UAVs and destroy them from there. Source: Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Ukraine’s newest drone hunter doesn’t chase its prey. It climbs above it

Ukraine codified the Tsyklop interceptor drone, which can climb higher than Russia's strike and reconnaissance UAVs. One variant has downed over 100 air targets.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine gives its heavy bombers precision without single Western guidance kit

Ukraine codified FireFly, a domestic terminal-guidance module that lets heavy bomber drones drop munitions with 0.5-to-2-meter accuracy.

byOlena Mukhina

The first Ukrainian device capable of distinguishing drone types for testing. Source: Serhii

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You can’t jam what you can’t identify: Ukraine just fielded its first portable drone detector

Ukraine has gone the whole war without a portable, mass-produced drone-signature detector, while nearly every Russian soldier carries a Chinese "Bulat".

byOlena Mukhina

French Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000B (522/115-OV) taxis to the runway at the 2010 Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. combat fighter jets to UKraine

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Ukraine announces its first “Equalizer” for asymmetric warfare: 250 kg warhead, no donor restrictions, third of US JDAM-ER cost

Until now Ukraine had no domestic precision glide bomb, relying on scarce Western donations, such as JDAM-ER kits, ATACMS, Storm Shadow, and SCALP-EG.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May

The drone forces say they already run more than 100,000 combat sorties a month. Now its commander is formally expanding the tiers that reach deepest into Russian territory.

byYuri Zoria

A Ukrainian soldier with a rifle. Source: The General Staff

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Ukraine named three banks to lease equipment to defense industry at 5% annual rate

The mechanism addresses one of the practical constraints that limits how fast Ukraine's defense industry can scale.

byOlena Mukhina

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US and Czech citizens placed in pretrial detention over arson at plant supplying Ukraine — Czech intelligence asks if Russia used pro-Palestinian group as cover

A court in Pardubice remanded two of the three detained suspects; one shouted "Free Palestine" as police escorted him into the courthouse, despite their crime's target having nothing to do with Israel.

byYuri Zoria

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The UAE asked for 5,000 interceptors, Qatar for 2,000 — and the reason every Gulf state is calling Ukraine is the same: Patriot isn’t enough

The obstacle to getting Ukrainian drones in the air quickly isn't production — it's the several months needed to train pilots.

byYuri Zoria

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One radar to rule them all: Ukraine’s CD-T10 spots everything from FPV drones to guided aerial bombs inside a 15 km dome

Already undergoing battlefield testing, the X-band system uses AI to distinguish real threats from birds by analyzing each contact's physical size, speed, and flight path — and feeds targeting data to anti-air crews.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian soldiers in pixel camouflage uniforms work with a laptop connected to military electronic equipment in the field

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Ukraine licenses 30 military-developed technologies to manufacturers in Q4 2025

First weapons produced under new licensing scheme already reaching frontline units

byMaxim Volovich

ukraine poland signed agreemnt 125mm tank shells joint production

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Who buys Ukrainian weapons next? SAFE’s €150 billion loans pull in 15 EU countries

Ukraine shifts from being an aid recipient to an arms supplier under the EU procurement system.

byPeeter Helme

Ukrainian Sapsan ballistic missile transporter erector launcher in olive camouflage during Kyiv parade, the system Zelenskyy confirmed is now in combat use against Russia

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Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine using domestic Sapsan ballistic missiles in combat

It's already hitting targets Russians believe are cruise missiles.

byMaxim Volovich

The Tengu-5 firefighting robot on display at the SECURITY 2.0 exhibition in Kyiv. The tracked robotic complex features camera systems with thermal imaging mounted on top and is designed to extinguish fires at military and energy facilities where human responders cannot safely operate.

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As Russia targets energy grid, Ukraine builds robot that fights fires from safe distance for crews

The Tengu-5 is designed to enable operations at military sites and energy facilities, where toxic fumes, explosion risks, or ongoing combat make human presence hazardous.

byVira Kravchuk

Allegedly a long-range version of the R-360 Neptune cruise missile.

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Defense Express: Official video allegedly reveals first ever public look at Ukraine’s secretive 1000 km Neptune missile

The original domestic R-360 Neptune targeted ships at 300 km, but the "Long Neptune" variant strikes ground targets at 1000 km.

byVira Kravchuk

Russian drones hit residential buildings in Sumy Oblast, igniting fire and killing one civilian.

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Opinion

Russia built Ukraine’s drone storm over three years — 2025 is when it finally breaks

Russia's drone war Ukraine's allies thought they understood is about to change entirely — and Europe is not ready for what breaks loose in 2025.

byHans Petter Midttun

Ukraine defense industry

Ukraine’s new remote turret trades heavy machine gun for twin AK-74s and relies on Starlink when signal drops

Saving Western aid: Ukraine’s new armored recovery tractor can haul 30-ton MRAP off battlefield

Ukraine’s newest frontline motorcycle drives over anti-vehicle mines and works as power station

Deputy commander-in-chief says Ukraine’s new laser can already kill FPVs

Ukraine’s new combat robot is silent, fits in minivan, and carries MK19 grenade launcher

Ukraine’s newest drone hunter doesn’t chase its prey. It climbs above it

Ukraine gives its heavy bombers precision without single Western guidance kit

You can’t jam what you can’t identify: Ukraine just fielded its first portable drone detector

Ukraine announces its first “Equalizer” for asymmetric warfare: 250 kg warhead, no donor restrictions, third of US JDAM-ER cost

Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May

Ukraine named three banks to lease equipment to defense industry at 5% annual rate

US and Czech citizens placed in pretrial detention over arson at plant supplying Ukraine — Czech intelligence asks if Russia used pro-Palestinian group as cover

The UAE asked for 5,000 interceptors, Qatar for 2,000 — and the reason every Gulf state is calling Ukraine is the same: Patriot isn’t enough

One radar to rule them all: Ukraine’s CD-T10 spots everything from FPV drones to guided aerial bombs inside a 15 km dome

Ukraine licenses 30 military-developed technologies to manufacturers in Q4 2025

Who buys Ukrainian weapons next? SAFE’s €150 billion loans pull in 15 EU countries

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine using domestic Sapsan ballistic missiles in combat

As Russia targets energy grid, Ukraine builds robot that fights fires from safe distance for crews

Defense Express: Official video allegedly reveals first ever public look at Ukraine’s secretive 1000 km Neptune missile

Russia built Ukraine’s drone storm over three years — 2025 is when it finally breaks

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