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The MITS International Defence Startup<\/a> Accelerator and American University Kyiv have completed the first programme for Ukrainian mil-tech startups. The programme participants received $200K each from MITS. The direct investment in each of the programme participants is $100K. MITS is valuing its expertise provided in partnership with American University Kyiv at another $100K, the accelerator\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0Forbes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MITS supervisory board includes former NATO<\/a> officials and experts from Lockheed Martin, which produces HIMARS artillery systems. The target fund is $50 million. The Ukrainian team, together with its American partners, announced the launch of MITS in February this year, a 15-week programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme involved teams developing secure communication systems for drones, AI-based wearable detectors and drone jammers, and visual positioning systems for use in the absence, jamming, or damage of GPS signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme also includes a team that manufactures engines for drones. After completing the first programme, MITS announces<\/a> a second round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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