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![A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft flies during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 15, 2024.]( "A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft flies during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 15, 2024.")
![Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Boris Pistorius (SPD), Minister of Defense, visit the drone manufacturer Quantum Frontline Industries before the start of the Munich Security Conference, February 13, 2026, Bavaria, Germany.]( "Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Boris Pistorius (SPD), Minister of Defense, visit the drone manufacturer Quantum Frontline Industries before the start of the Munich Security Conference, February 13, 2026, Bavaria, Germany.")
![This photograph shows a stuffed pink flamingo perched on an FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile in Paris on June 16, 2026.]( "This photograph shows a stuffed pink flamingo perched on an FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile in Paris on June 16, 2026.")
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![Chad Wahlquist, a Forward Deployed Architect at Palantir Technologies, is inside the containerized data center, July 2026.]( "Chad Wahlquist, a Forward Deployed Architect at Palantir Technologies, is inside the containerized data center, July 2026.")
![A P1-Sun interceptor drone flies during trials by its manufacturer SkyFall at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.]( "A P1-Sun interceptor drone flies during trials by its manufacturer SkyFall at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.")
![Sabre K-2 remotely operated combat module on an unmanned ground vehicle during the Tech Force in UA Demo Day, July 27, 2026.]( "Sabre K-2 remotely operated combat module on an unmanned ground vehicle during the Tech Force in UA Demo Day, July 27, 2026.")
![Russian T-72B3A tank fitted with the Arena-M active protection system moments before a Ukrainian FPV-drone hit, July 2026.]( "Russian T-72B3A tank fitted with the Arena-M active protection system moments before a Ukrainian FPV-drone hit, July 2026.")
![The stage of the second Demo Day by Tech Force in UA, Kyiv region, July 15, 2026.]( "The stage of the second Demo Day by Tech Force in UA, Kyiv region, July 15, 2026.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Ukraine’s defense industry put its vision of the next battlefield into motion at a live demonstration outside Kyiv—showing armed ground robots, modular strike drones, electronic warfare systems, and reconnaissance platforms designed around problems Ukrainian troops are facing now.![A Patriot system. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine to Jointly Produce Patriot Interceptors With Raytheon, Zelenskyy Announces")
![Ukrainian Su-24M drops a Ukrainian Vyrivniuvach guided glide bomb.]( "Ukrainian Su-24M drops a Ukrainian Vyrivniuvach guided glide bomb.")
![Illustrative image. Ukrainian soldiers operate the Blyskavka attack drone to strike Russian positions in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026.]( "Illustrative image. Ukrainian soldiers operate the Blyskavka attack drone to strike Russian positions in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026.")
![DEVIRO’s Palytsya prototype strike drone in the air during the Demo Day TFUA exhibition, July 15, 2026.]( "DEVIRO’s Palytsya prototype strike drone in the air during the Demo Day TFUA exhibition, July 15, 2026.")
![Illustrative image. Raven 5 air defense system.]( "Illustrative image. Raven 5 air defense system.")
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