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Ukraine defense tech news and analysis: drones, missiles, electronic warfare, AI, battlefield innovation, and the weapons reshaping modern war.
![LITAVR+ interceptor drone. (Source: F-Drones)]( "How Ukraine’s LITAVR+ Interceptor Hunts Jet-Powered Shahed Drones")
![A Russian-made strike drone. (Source: Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry)]( "A Russian-made strike drone. (Source: Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry)")
![Gripen E/F fighter aircraft.]( "Gripen E/F fighter aircraft.")
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Ukraine’s first 16 Gripen E fighters may be only the opening move: with Kyiv ultimately eyeing as many as 150 jets, Saab is preparing to double annual production as orders pile up across Europe and beyond.Newsletter
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![A US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile is launched during a live fire exercise at the Chiupeng missile base in Pingtung County on August 20, 2024.]( "A US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile is launched during a live fire exercise at the Chiupeng missile base in Pingtung County on August 20, 2024.")
![Lynx PRO unmanned ground vehicle with an additional combined LTE and Wi-Fi antenna during tests.]( "Lynx PRO unmanned ground vehicle with an additional combined LTE and Wi-Fi antenna during tests.")
![South Korean army K1A1 tanks, manufactured by Hyundai Rotem Co., during a joint live-fire exercise with the US Army at Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, South Korea, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.]( "South Korean army K1A1 tanks, manufactured by Hyundai Rotem Co., during a joint live-fire exercise with the US Army at Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, South Korea, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.")
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Ukraine’s drone-saturated battlefield has exposed a brutal truth for South Korea’s armored force: even the K2 Black Panther is only as powerful as its ability to survive being spotted from above.![Launch of the Fire Point ballistic missile during tests.]( "Launch of the Fire Point ballistic missile during tests.")
![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.")
![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.")
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