Ukraine
Drones in Ukraine onboard AI race

Ukraine
Clarity, Ukraine's secret data fusion tool to track Russian movements

Ukrainian start-up Clarity has developed a new data fusion platform for drones to track Russia's camouflaged vehicles and sensitive infrastructure.

Poland, Ukraine
Ukrainian drone manufacturers set up shop in Poland to bypass export ban

Keen to dodge the export ban in force in the country, Ukrainian drone manufacturers are relocating to Poland, with the support of local partners. The resulting brain drain and lost tax revenue is alarming Kyiv.

The Tech Telegraph
Parrot in Ukraine, Polish anti-drone ponchos, Frontex

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KyivParrot picks Ukrainian international legion veteran to head R&D in Kyiv

WroclawMilitary institute of engineering technology trials anti-drone poncho

WarsawFrontex launches tender for aerial surveillance

Ukraine, United States
Wilder Systems seeks partners in Ukraine for low-cost drone programme

The US industrial robotics firm is launching a programme to build low-cost tactical and kamikaze drones. It is seeking to test its technologies on the battlefield in Ukraine.

France, Germany
Secret Franco-German military research centre exploits battlefield feedback from Ukraine

The Institut Saint-Louis, which is under the authority of the French and German defence ministries, is using feedback from the conflict in Ukraine to develop disruptive drone, interception and AI systems.

France
French AI start-up Alta Ares survives baptism by fire in Ukraine

The new company has been testing its artificial intelligence algorithms on the Ukrainian battlefield and is hoping to win over the French defence market.

Poland, Ukraine
Ukrainian AI makes discreet appearance at Poland's FEX 2024

The second edition of Poland's military exercise was joined by Griselda, a Ukrainian start-up specialising in intelligence data fusion, an area of particular interest to Warsaw.

Ukraine
Augmented reality, rising star of Ukraine combat theatre

In the midst of Russia's latest offensive, Ukrainian start-up ComBat Vision is distributing the latest version of its data fusion software to all combat units.

Romania
Romanian start-up Orbotix Technologies tests ground for its AI in Ukraine

The Romanian company specialising in tactical drones is looking to promote its real-time video stream processing products in the Ukrainian theatre.

Ukraine
Kyiv mapping Russian trenches with off-the-shelf Chinese laser imaging tool

Ukrainian drone reconnaissance units are using over-the-counter technology from Chinese drone manufacturer DJI to identify gaps in Russian frontline defences.

Poland, Ukraine
Poland's TS2 Space, interception tech supplier of choice for Kyiv's special units

Polish company TS2 Space has in just a few months become one of the main suppliers of commercial drones and SIGINT equipment to Kyiv's specialist units, which are lacking equipment in their fight against Russia.

Ukraine
Balloon warfare in the skies over Ukraine

Ukrainian company Aerobavovna is currently deploying a large number of aerostats on the front line, multitalented balloons that can be used for intelligence missions, to increase the range of drones or as decoys.

Baltic States, Ukraine, United States
Ex-CIA officer's ambitious plans to train Baltic states in drone warfare take shape

James Acuna, an ex-CIA operations officer, is about to open the doors of a drone warfare training centre in Estonia with the aim of sharing information gained during the Russia-Ukraine war.

France, Ukraine
Thales Parade system prepped to defend Kyiv against Iranian and Russian drones

The Brave1 cluster launched by Ukraine to boost its buzzing defence industry has opened an opportunity for Thales to place its anti-drone system on the Kyiv market. The French firm's Parade system will soon be deployed with the Ukraine armed forces.