#Defence Tech
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-d627bed20f81c10542be183b41dee6bd.png "Ukraine’s TAF Industries and Finland’s Summa Defence Partner to Expand Drone Production")
![Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov speaking at the Kyiv Security Forum on April 23, 2026. (Source: ksfopenukraine/X)]( "Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov speaking at the Kyiv Security Forum on April 23, 2026. (Source: ksfopenukraine/X)")
![European Defense Tech Hackathon in Kyiv, November 2025. (Source: Mykyta Shandyba/European Defense Tech Hub)]( "European Defense Tech Hackathon in Kyiv, November 2025. (Source: Mykyta Shandyba/European Defense Tech Hub)")
![Ukrainian An-28 armed with interceptor drones. (Source: aero.tim/Instagram)]( "Ukrainian An-28 armed with interceptor drones. (Source: aero.tim/Instagram)")
![European defense Ukrainian innovation Military technology Defense industry]( "Europe’s Rearmament Could Hinge on Scaling Ukrainian Innovation")
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![Thomas Van Vynckt]( "Thomas Van Vynckt, Friends of Europe")
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Europe is spending more on defence than at any point in decades, and its procurement systems favour expensive and long-cycle platforms. Ukraine has demonstrated a different model, with rapid iteration, low-cost systems, and constant battlefield adaptation.![Soldiers from a drone unit of a battalion of Ukraine's 422nd Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade '“Luftwaffe'“ prepare a Baba Yaga heavy bomber drone on March 23, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US Companies Lead Foreign Interest in Ukraine’s Defense Industry")
![Illustrative image of a “Khmarynka” (Cloudlet) fixed-wing suicide drone developed by Ukrainian defense-tech company General Chereshnya (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image of a “Khmarynka” (Cloudlet) fixed-wing suicide drone developed by Ukrainian defense-tech company General Chereshnya (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
-24055cce4cb9d857282c1b7767366579.jpg "Ukrainian An-28 armed with interceptor drones. (Source: aero.tim/Instagram)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")