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UGVs and drones are becoming more valuable assets on the frontline as they carry out evacuations and venture into dangerous territory — making them increasingly popular targets for Russian FPV drones.
Military units are using EW systems to jam attacking drones. But mounting these systems on unmanned platforms is technically challenging, requiring a balance between effective jamming, protecting the platform's own communication, and minimizing weight and power consumption.
Ukrainian defense companies are looking to deepen business ties with Taiwanese players with two manufacturers, WINFLY and UFORCE, recently announcing cooperation agreements to develop new products, diversify supply chains, and reduce dependence on Chinese components.
The recent joint NAMEJS 2026 exercises in Latvia involved fighters from the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov demonstrating Ukrainian UGVs, FPV drones, and bombers. While European armed forces are keen to learn from Ukraine’s battlefield experience, bureaucracy remains a factor slowing innovation within their armed forces, according to a high-ranking Ukrainian military expert.
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Yevhen Zhabko is stepping down as CEO of Teletactica, a defense tech company developing advanced communication systems for unmanned and autonomous platforms. Anton Hetman, the company's co-founder and CTO, will become CEO.
Skaði, a law firm specializing in the defense tech industry and operating in Ukraine, is hiring a Senior Associate or Counsel.
UKRSPECSYSTEMS, a Ukrainian UAV manufacturer, has several open positions across different projects, including Product Owner, Project Manager, Embedded Developer, and others.
M-Fly, a startup developing UAV gimbals, is looking for an Integration Manager.
The Defense Procurement Agency DOT has several open positions, including Strategic Ammunition Programs Lead and Junior+ Security Engineer.
Skyeton, the manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems, is seeking a Hardware Architect to join its Ukrainian office.
AIDronesUA is a Ukrainian defense technology company developing robotic solutions to save lives on the battlefield. The company’s product, MAUL, is a high-speed UGV specifically designed for casualty evacuation in combat environments.
According to the developer, MAUL has already helped save over 200 lives in just one year, with a top speed of 90 km/h. During a single mission, one MAUL successfully evacuated 12 wounded soldiers.
AIDronesUA is seeking €3 million in investment to scale up production and further advance its technology. The company is open to strategic international partnerships, technological cooperation, and opportunities to expand into new markets.
“We don’t just build robots. We develop technologies that give wounded soldiers a chance to return home alive. Our mission is to make these life-saving solutions available wherever they are needed most,” said Kostiantyn Hushcha, CEO of AIDronesUA.
The Ukrainian parliament on Monday passed a bill in its first reading to formally establish a space force as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its creation involves developing Ukraine’s own early-warning system for ballistic missile launches and establishing a national satellite communications system.
Work on a national satellite communications system is already underway, with Ukrainian defense tech company HIMERA and Danish GomSpace launching their first test satellite, OBRIA, last month.
UFORCE on Thursday announced it had raised $700 million from investors including the UK National Wealth Fund. The company said the money would be used to scale the Magura, Nemesis, Liut and Predator systems.
New SKYctrl radar systems to detect drones are available in Ukraine, Global Saling, a Ukrainian company supplying military and dual-use goods, told The Arsenal. Global Saling imports the Polish system, developed by Advanced Protection Systems SA.The company’s systems are already used by the Ukrainian military and can be configured in various ways — for stationary use, on pickup trucks, helicopters, and unmanned maritime vessels.
SKYctrl radar system. Photo courtesy of Global Saling.
UGVs carried out a record 30,000 frontline missions in October, up from 7500 in January, according to new Ministry of Defense numbers.
The Defense Procurement Agency (DOT) has, for the first time, contracted approximately 2,000 buggies for the military. The buggies are used by the military in the off-road conditions of the front lines to evacuate the wounded, deliver supplies, and conduct patrols.
The Arsenal explored the use of converted buggies for use on the battlefield here.
The Ukrainian company Infozakhyst has upgraded its electronic intelligence system to detect mesh modems used by Russia to link drones into communication networks.
The 14th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard Chervona Kalyna evacuated a wounded soldier using a heavy bomber, a monowheel, and a UGV. The heavy bomber delivered blood for a blood transfusion; the monowheel was used to traverse a dangerous section of the route, after which the journey continued via UGV.
Valkyrie Dynamics, a Ukrainian-Lithuanian defense company, has raised €1 million in a round led by French venture capital firm Hexa to manufacture and develop Heimdall miniature radars for interceptors.
