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Converting cars and other vehicles for remote operation is gaining traction among Ukrainian units as a way to accelerate logistics, reduce casualties and support deception and strike missions. Testing and government grants are helping advance the emerging technology, but standardization will be key to deploying at scale.
Military-grade Starlink services used by Ukrainian troops to support battlefield communications and drone operations have been restored, according to former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, following warnings that speed restrictions could disrupt long-range missions and make it harder to intercept jet-powered drones.
Wild Hornets’ Night Hornets anti-Shehed unit has joined Ukraine’s private air-defense effort, aiming to integrate its high-speed interceptors and AI-enabled capabilities into operations against Russian drones.
Ukrainian companies The Fourth Law and Odd Systems have launched Project Foundation, which aims to quadruple thermal-sensor production in Europe and double U.S. output within three years to address supply shortages and compete with China.
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Anastasiia Holumbiovska has left her position as head of communications at Ukrainian Council of Defense Industries. Sofiia Kalan has taken over her role.
Ksenia Lovyhina has become Event & Project Manager at Ukrainian defense company Vyriy Industries.
Odd Systems, a Ukrainian manufacturer of thermal imaging cameras and drones, is hiring engineering managers and a hardware product engineer.
Ukrainian drone company Wild Hornets is looking for a head of quality control, a design engineer, and a production technologist.
Serpens Center for International Security is hiring interns across their partnership, analytics and research, defense tech and communications sections.
RVN CLAW is a Ukrainian defense technology company developing battlefield-validated passive UAV video Intelligence systems. RVN CLAW REVI intercepts analog UAV video across 1080–7500 MHz, with stable operational interceptions at 40+ km, a confirmed 66 km record, and 2,000+ video events per day.
Our RVN CLAW Cloud enables remote operation, RTSP, RTMP, and WebRTC/WHEP streaming, and integration with visual geolocation, GEOINT, and C-UAS systems. The platform can also be deployed on the customer’s protected infrastructure.
"We are seeking strategic investment and technology partnerships to scale production and expand our Video and RF Intelligence capabilities," Serhii Hoptariev, Co-Founder, RVN CLAW. The system is already deployed across several military units, he said.
The Verkhovna Rada this week passed a bill by the MoD that would direct fees for processing export documentation for weapons and dual-use goods to a special fund within the ministry. Half of the funds would go toward weapons procurement, modernization, and repairs, while the other half would fund salaries and other payments for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
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The Japanese Ministry of Defense has signed a contract to purchase interceptor drones from the Ukrainian company SkyFall. Late last month, a Japanese delegation visited Ukraine, after which the Japanese government announced the experimental integration of Ukrainian drones into its defense system.
Jet engine production is a defense priority across several military areas, including drone interception, middle strikes, and deep strikes using drones and cruise missiles, Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara told journalists this week. Demand for only one type of these engines would come to approximately 10,000 units in 2027, he said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense this week made public a service that will give drone manufacturers access to data on the combat use of drones. Manufacturers will be able to train their artificial intelligence models using this service. More than 40 organizations involved in AI training have been connected to the platform.
The EU has added nearly 1,600 individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex and the war against Ukraine to its sanctions list, marking the largest single expansion of the list since the start of the full-scale invasion.
The 3rd Azov International Battalion announced on social media it was being expanded into the 52nd International Assault Regiment. One objective, according to the statement, is increasing the involvement of foreign volunteers.
The American military tech company Anduril has unveiled the Steelfin family of interceptor missiles – compatible with the M903A2 launcher of the Patriot system, according to the company. Flight tests are scheduled for 2027. Anduril plans to make the missiles less expensive than Patriot missiles, it said.
