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Lithuania moves to produce Ukrainian drones locally under bilateral defense pact

The project will manufacture Ukrainian-designed drones in Lithuania using transferred technology, expanding Ukraine's production capacity abroad while strengthening Europe's defense industry.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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How Ukraine came to build more weapons than it can fund

Its top defense-industry chief just resigned after a deadly blast at one of his company’s depots.

byPeeter Helme

An FPV drone snared by a net fired from a Chipa net gun, developed by BlueBird Tech. Photo: BlueBird Tech via Defense Blog

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Ukraine approves more than two new drone systems a day this year. Almost all of them are now homemade

Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified 413 unmanned aerial systems in the first half of 2026, up 73% on 2024.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s top missile designer: modern war is won by whoever experiments with weapons faster

Fire Point's Denys Shtilerman says Russia's engineering school still follows the Soviet template of designing for years before testing.

byYuri Zoria

A Ukrainian drone operator. Source: The 411th Unmanned Systems Regiment

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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.

byYuri Zoria

The RYF air defense missile system. Photo: Suspilne

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Ukraine took Soviet Strela-10 and built its own air-defense system on it. RYF is already guarding sky

Ukraine is serially producing its own laser-guided SAM with Soviet-era roots, and it's working.

byOlena Mukhina

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A new 100-kilogram Ukrainian drone boat can wait two days, then strike on command

The Harpun runs on a water-jet engine and switches between three control channels in seconds to beat jamming.

byYuri Zoria

Ukraine's Gyurza-2 armored vehicle. Source: The Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Ukraine just cleared new Gyurza-2 for front. It weighs 18 tonnes and survives mine blast

Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified the modernized Gyurza-2 armored vehicle with Level 3a/3b mine protection, AI threat detection, and 1,200 km range.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine gave its drone-killer system an “app store”—with one rule no add-on can break

Engineers can add almost anything, but nothing is allowed to fire a weapon by itself.

byYuri Zoria

The MAUL unmanned ground vehicle. Source: AIDronesUA

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At world’s top defense exhibition in Paris, Ukraine and Sweden agree to mass-produce combat robot born on frontline

The partnership scales production of the MAUL casualty evacuation, logistics, and ammunition delivery platform.

byOlena Mukhina

A Ukrainian soldier is loading a ground robotic system. Source: The General Staff

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Ukraine built 90% of its newly authorized weapons itself. Year ago, it was 70%

Of the 1,000 samples authorized, 892 are produced in Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

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Germany’s Diehl in talks to produce Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile on German soil

CEO Helmut Rauch announced a series of meetings with Ukrainian maker Fire Point in the coming weeks and called the company "optimistic and positive" about cooperation, says FT.

byYuri Zoria

On 3 June 2026, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral and paid tribute to the fallen Ukrainian defenders. Source: The Presidential Office

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Ukraine’s defense industry has grown tenfold since 2022. Now, it’s $50 billion machine

Zelenskyy disclosed the figure at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv. The announcement comes ahead of the NATO Ankara summit on 7-8 July, where Ukraine plans to discuss long-term financial guarantees.

byOlena Mukhina

The Vepr ground robotic complex. Image: The Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Ukraine’s new frontline robot hauls cargo, evacuates soldiers, and clears mines. Meet Vepr, built from real combat experience

The Ministry of Defense codified the modernized Vepr logistics-and-evacuation UGV for service in the Armed Forces.

byOlena Mukhina

A Ukrainian Security Service officer is detaining a Russian spy in Zakarpattia Oblast. Source: The Ukrainian Security Service

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Russia was preparing targeted terror attacks against Ukrainian defense engineers. SBU detained spy compiling “card index”

GRU planned terror attacks on Ukrainian defense engineers, not just factory air strikes.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian KAB released from a pylon on a Su-24M bomber during testing in June 2025. Source: Defense Express

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BlueBird Tech starts partnership with leading scientific and design bureau to serially produce Ukrainian guided aerial bombs

BlueBird Tech becomes at least Ukraine's second domestic guided-bomb producer as Russia now drops 1,560 KABs a week.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine says its drone deal stuck while deals europe gulf move ahead · post p1-sun interceptor produced ukrainian defense tech company skyfall president volodymyr zelenskyy said accepted united states' terms

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Ukraine says its drone deal with the US is stuck while its deals with Europe and the Gulf move ahead

Kyiv agreed to let Washington check its air, sea, and land drones, yet the framework agreement remains open, Zelenskyy said.

byYuri Zoria

Visualisation of the “Khmarinka” kamikaze strike drone developed by Ukraine’s General Chereshnya. Image: General Chereshnya on Facebook

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Ukrainian drone maker now in contention for US Army contracts: General Chereshnia advanced to second round of Pentagon’s $1.1 billion drone competition

Twenty-five companies from around the world participated in the first round at Fort Benning, Georgia, each given two hours to demonstrate their systems to US military personnel.

byOlena Mukhina

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Finland already builds drones with a Ukrainian partner. Joining the drone coalition is the next step

The Latvia- and UK-led group already has more than 20 members; Finland wants in for both Ukraine's frontline and its own defense industry.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine advertise its new ballistic missiles until factories can mass-produce ex-security officer says · post test launch fp-7 missile prototype fire point news ukrainian reports

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Ukraine should not advertise its new ballistic missiles until factories can mass-produce them, ex-security officer says

"We're standing in the same line with the Russians" with their failed Armata tank, Ivan Stupak noted.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian defense industry

Lithuania moves to produce Ukrainian drones locally under bilateral defense pact

How Ukraine came to build more weapons than it can fund

Ukraine approves more than two new drone systems a day this year. Almost all of them are now homemade

Ukraine’s top missile designer: modern war is won by whoever experiments with weapons faster

Japan and Ukraine will jointly develop and produce military drones

Ukraine took Soviet Strela-10 and built its own air-defense system on it. RYF is already guarding sky

A new 100-kilogram Ukrainian drone boat can wait two days, then strike on command

Ukraine just cleared new Gyurza-2 for front. It weighs 18 tonnes and survives mine blast

Ukraine gave its drone-killer system an “app store”—with one rule no add-on can break

At world’s top defense exhibition in Paris, Ukraine and Sweden agree to mass-produce combat robot born on frontline

Ukraine built 90% of its newly authorized weapons itself. Year ago, it was 70%

Germany’s Diehl in talks to produce Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile on German soil

Ukraine’s defense industry has grown tenfold since 2022. Now, it’s $50 billion machine

Ukraine’s new frontline robot hauls cargo, evacuates soldiers, and clears mines. Meet Vepr, built from real combat experience

Russia was preparing targeted terror attacks against Ukrainian defense engineers. SBU detained spy compiling “card index”

BlueBird Tech starts partnership with leading scientific and design bureau to serially produce Ukrainian guided aerial bombs

Ukraine says its drone deal with the US is stuck while its deals with Europe and the Gulf move ahead

Ukrainian drone maker now in contention for US Army contracts: General Chereshnia advanced to second round of Pentagon’s $1.1 billion drone competition

Finland already builds drones with a Ukrainian partner. Joining the drone coalition is the next step

Ukraine should not advertise its new ballistic missiles until factories can mass-produce them, ex-security officer says

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