July 26, 2025December 8, 2025 6 min reading Ecosystem, Innovation Brave1 tested fibre-optic drones at 20–40 km: what Vyriy, 3DTech, Ptashka Drones and others demonstrated Manufacturers tested 30+ kilometer coils and drones on digital communication
July 23, 2025December 7, 2025 1 min reading Ecosystem, Events IRON DEMO 2025: exhibition, panel discussions, startup pitching, workshops, and live demo of aerial and ground systems Defender Media readers can use a 10% discount with promo code DFNDR10
July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 1 min reading State The Ministry of Defence has signed four contracts worth UAH 3 billion for the production of “anti-Shahed” interceptor drones State banks will possibly provide lending for drone production under state guarantees
July 23, 2025December 8, 2025 5 min reading Insights Ground robots of Khartiia: How the brigade uses UGVs and what systems It operates As told by Andrii “Mathematician,” head of Khartiia’s unmanned ground vehicles division
July 17, 2025December 11, 2025 1 min reading State Verkhovna Rada supports tax benefits for Defence City in first reading Discussion with manufacturers to continue before second reading
July 15, 2025December 11, 2025 2 min reading Startups, State $250,000 grants for military AI startups: Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence launches K4 acceleration programme Applications are open until 15 August, with a total fund of $1M to be equally divided among the four top teams
July 14, 2025December 8, 2025 9 min reading Insights How to create an effective combat product: the experience of Delta developers, the Nemesis regiment and a former CFO “Chicago” Highlights from the panel discussion at DOU Day 2025
July 13, 2025November 18, 2025 5 min reading Black Mirror Black Mirror #15. Kinzhal drone, domestic engines and batteries for UAVs, and other updates from Russian miltech A review of new Russian miltech developments for the second week of July
