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![Russian AI-guided Molniya drone without radio antennas.]( "Russian AI-guided Molniya drone without radio antennas.")
![Ukrainian soldiers of the anti-aircraft mobile division stand with guns. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Tests Innovative Laser Air Defense Systems to Counter Russian Strikes, Says Fedorov")
![Ukraine’s Air Force Gets Swedish Gripen Jets in a Historic Deal]( "Ukraine’s Air Force Gets Swedish Gripen Jets in a Historic Deal")
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Ukraine and Sweden have signed an agreement to supply modern Gripen fighter jets, strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses.Your Ukraine Weekly briefing
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![155mm artillery shells are on display during the inauguration of the new munitions plant of German automotive and arms manufactuer Rheinmetall, in Unterluess, northern Germany on August 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Orders Tens of Thousands of 155mm Artillery Shells From Rheinmetall in Multi-Million Euro Deal")
![The ZIRKA interceptor drone, designed to counter Shahed drones. (Source: Vyriy Industries)]( "Ukraine Introduces ZIRKA Interceptor Drone to Counter Shaheds")
![Warriors of the 47th Separate Engineering Brigade took part in the Ukrainian Training Testing Complex. (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)]( "Ukrainian Engineers Test Advanced Demining Tech at Specialized Complex")
![RAVLYK UMP-3 unmanned ground vehicle at the Eurosatory exhibition, France, June 2026.]( "RAVLYK UMP-3 unmanned ground vehicle at the Eurosatory exhibition, France, June 2026.")
![A Polish-produced Striker long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicle. (Source: Świat Dronów)]( "Polish FlyFocus Tests “Striker” Deep-Strike Drone With Up to 1,000 km Range in Ukraine")
![Phantom Defense displays its integrated counter-drone ecosystem at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris. (Source: Phantom Defense)]( "Phantom Defense displays its integrated counter-drone ecosystem at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris. (Source: Phantom Defense)")
![Promotional graphic of the Sweetheart fixed-wing reconnaissance drone. (Source: General Chereshnya)]( "Promotional graphic of the Sweetheart fixed-wing reconnaissance drone. (Source: General Chereshnya)")
![UAT.GYURZA-02 armored vehicle.]( "UAT.GYURZA-02 armored vehicle.")
![Prototype of PARABELLA's armored protective capsule for personnel protection displayed at the Eurosatory exhibition. (Source: Militarnyi)]( "Ukraine's PARABELLA Unveils Armored Frontline Bunker With 360-Degree Protection")
![Russian Project 08851 Yasen-M SSGN Krasnoyarsk (K-571).]( "Russian Project 08851 Yasen-M SSGN Krasnoyarsk (K-571).")
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