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Ukraine Drone Warfare: How Drones Changed Modern Combat — Page 2
Jet-powered Shaheds, $1,000 interceptors, fibre-optic FPV and electronic warfare: the state of drone warfare in Ukraine and what it taught every military.
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Interceptor Drones Tamed the Shahed; Jet Shaheds Are Harder
Ukraine stopped 90% of drones in March, much of it with cheap interceptors. Against jet Shaheds it stops 55-60%, Zelensky says.
Germany Commits €4B to Ukraine: Patriots, IRIS-T, Drones
Germany's €4B defense package for Ukraine covers Patriot missiles, 36 IRIS-T launchers, €300M in long-range weapons, and 5,000 AI-guided strike drones.
Frontline and Quantum's German Drone Plant Wins a 2027 Order
The joint venture builds Ukrainian-designed Linza and Zoom drones in Germany. Ukraine's National Guard has ordered more for 2027; size undisclosed.
Russia Launches 172 Drones at Ukraine in Single Night Attack
Russia hit Ukraine with 172 Shahed and Gerbera drones overnight April 1-2. Air defenses downed 147. Twenty-two drones struck targets across 12 locations.
Ukraine, France Hold Defense Industry Matchmaking in Paris
27 Ukrainian drone makers met 60 French defense firms in Paris seeking co-production deals and European industrial ties.
Ukraine Establishes Dedicated UAS Command
Ukraine created a standalone UAS command to centralize drone interception, backed by expanded recruitment and infrastructure.
General Cherry to Build Interceptor Drones in New Hampshire
Ukrainian FPV and interceptor drone maker General Cherry has signed a deal with Wilcox Industries to manufacture UAVs at its New Hampshire facilities.
Romania and Ukraine Negotiate €200M Joint Drone Deal
Ukrainian drone manufacturers are in Bucharest this week to finalise a joint production agreement funded through the EU's new SAFE rearmament mechanism.
Russia is shipping upgraded Shahed drones back to Iran
Russia is transferring improved Shahed drone variants to Iran, including versions with better navigation and anti-jamming.
Companies
Quantum Systems
German maker of VTOL reconnaissance drones and autonomy software for European and US defense customers, with large-scale deployment in Ukraine.
Germany
Frontline Robotics
Ukrainian defense robotics company making the Zoom reconnaissance drone, the Linza bomber and logistics drone, and the Buria remote weapon module.
Ukraine
Anduril Industries
US defense technology company building autonomous weapons, counter-UAS, and AI command software, and manufacturing them at its own Arsenal-1 plant in Ohio.
United States
Baykar
Turkish defense company behind the Bayraktar TB2, the most widely exported armed drone of the past decade, now also the owner of Italy's Piaggio Aerospace.
Turkey
Draganfly
Canadian drone company producing aircraft, payloads, software and services for public safety, defense and commercial users.
Canada
General Atomics
Privately held US defense contractor whose GA-ASI division builds the Predator and Reaper families of large military uncrewed aircraft.
United States
General Cherry
Ukrainian maker of FPV and interceptor drones, expanding production into the United States through a partnership with Wilcox Industries.
Ukraine
General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a US aerospace and defense company that builds Gulfstream business jets, nuclear submarines, combat vehicles and military IT systems.
United States
Funding
Series D
Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, Advent, BOND, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Wellington Management, A.P. Moller Holding, Elephant Lake Ventures, Balderton, HV Capital
Quantum SystemsContracts
U.S. Air Force
General Atomics
Contractor logistics support for Taiwan's MQ-9B drones through 31 August 2029, paid with Foreign…
U.S. Coast Guard
General Atomics
Order for four MQ-9B long-range drones with ground control stations and supporting equipment, placed…
U.S. Air Force
Leidos
Engineering and integration support for the Medusa counter-small-drone system of systems.
Government of Canada
AVSS, Volatus Aerospace, Draganfly, Objexis AI, Twenty20 Insight, Beonyx
First contracts under the Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace: up to C$50 million across six…
U.S. Navy
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Options for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) on contract…