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Ukraine has built a booming military simulation market, using VR simulators to teach troops skills that are difficult, expensive, and dangerous to replicate in a real-world environment. This technology covers 80–90 percent of training needs, but it does not completely replace live training and lacks formal integration across the military.
The Ukrainian Training and Testing Center Technology Week held last week featured a demining competition that revealed a lack of universal technology capable of the full range of demining tasks.
Ukraine’s MoD has launched TrophyLab, a Russian technology analysis platform that can help Ukrainian manufacturers create products to counter Russia’s weapons.
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Nicolas Drouhin became the new Chief Financial Officer at LUXUAV, a Luxembourg-based UAV company with partnerships in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency DOT has dozens of open vacancies for a wide range of roles, including procurement, project management, and IT.
Alta Ares, a French-Ukrainian defense company specializing in air defense and edge AI, is looking for a Strategy Analyst.
Swarmer, a Ukrainian defense company that develops autonomous AI software to control swarms of drones, is seeking a Program Manager.
Infozahyst, a Ukrainian EW manufacturer, is scaling up its Engineering and R&D capabilities and is recruiting specialists for multiple roles.
SOTA (System of Operative Tactical Attack) is seeking investors and strategic partners to complete development and bring to market its autonomous modular system for concealed deployment and mass drone launch operations.
The solution enables launch platforms to be pre-positioned in areas of expected target activity and deploy drone swarms with a single operator command or through AI-enabled mission execution. Designed for integration with UGVs, pickup trucks, and towed platforms, SOTA supports FPV drones, bombers, and fixed-wing UAVs.
The project is currently at TRL-4 and is raising $1.98 million to complete field testing, codification, and preparation for serial production. “We see SOTA as a new class of autonomous drone deployment systems that enables the 'firepower in waiting' concept and significantly reduces response time against high-value targets,” said Serhii Kulikov, co-founder of SOTA.
Honduras has announced plans to purchase Ukrainian drones to strengthen border security and combat drug trafficking and organized crime.
Ukraine and NATO have launched a competition with a €250,000 prize to identify technological solutions capable of disabling or permanently disrupting Russian military airfields and aviation infrastructure.
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has granted operational independence to the Main Directorate for State Quality Assurance for weapons quality control in accordance with NATO standards. Interference in the agency’s inspection results is now prohibited, including by the Ministry of Defense, of which the main directorate is a part. This step makes it possible to mutually recognize quality inspection results with partner countries.
Since the start of the year, Ukrainian defense forces have struck more than 800,000 verified enemy targets, with drones accounting for over 90 percent of successful engagements.
Shotguns are losing their effectiveness against 15-inch FPV drones, military experts have warned. They pose a threat because a powerful warhead could detonate at too close of a range, resulting in casualties among personnel.
