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![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.")
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![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.")
![Blyskavka-2 fixed-wing suicide drone with the founder of the Blyskavka company, July 2026.]( "Blyskavka-2 fixed-wing suicide drone with the founder of the Blyskavka company, July 2026.")
![BULLDOG, a modular unmanned aerial vehicle at the Demo Day TFUA exhibition, July 15, 2026.]( "BULLDOG, a modular unmanned aerial vehicle at the Demo Day TFUA exhibition, July 15, 2026.")
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