September 16, 2025December 26, 2025 2 min reading Investments, Startups Swarmer, developer of AI solutions for drone swarms, raises $15M — a record for a Ukrainian defence startup scene The round was led by the Broadband Capital Investments. Other participants included Radius Capital, Green Flag Ventures, D3, and Network VC
September 15, 2025December 8, 2025 2 min reading Ecosystem, Startups Vyriy and The Fourth Law launch mass production of autonomous drones Vyriy-10-TFL-1 The Vyriy-10-TFL-1 will be priced at ₴18,500 — a level that makes it competitive even against FPV drones without terminal guidance
September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 2 min reading Investments, Startups Ukrainian river drone manufacturer Hard Cat has secured a pre-seed round from Double Tap Investments The startup has developed a kamikaze drone that can also be used to scan the seabed, detect enemy mines, and assist navigation
September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 2 min reading Innovation, Investments Dronarium and former members of “Madyar’s Birds”, Gnizdo Ltd, are launching counter-drone training courses in Poland Currently, about 700 people have registered on the “whitelist”.
September 11, 2025December 8, 2025 2 min reading Innovation Ukrspeсsystems showcased an improved Mini Shark that flies for more than three hours The MiniShark is used by units of the SSO, DIU, Ground Forces and the Alpha Special Unit
September 9, 2025December 8, 2025 2 min reading Innovation, Startups Ukrainian company VARTA has unveiled its autonomous counter-drone platform, Dozor AI The platform allows control of 5–7 interceptor drones by one operator
September 8, 2025September 9, 2025 1 min reading Ecosystem, Investments Ukrainian Ukrspecsystems to invest £200m in UK drone factory In addition to the factory, the company will also establish a testing and pilot training facility
September 7, 2025November 24, 2025 6 min reading Black Mirror Black Mirror #23. Zefir, Pantsir-ME, drones for children, and other novelties in Russian miltech Review of new Russian miltech developments for the first week of September
