April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem What the partnership between Double Tap Investments and the IRON Cluster with Finland’s largest defence prime means The agreement with Patria covers information exchange, testing, and the development of joint deftech projects
April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 3 min reading Events IRON Cluster and The Fourth Law to host Drone Autonomy event in Lviv on 22 April What Yaroslav Azhnyuk and Volodymyr Cherniuk say about the event and the role of autonomy in modern warfare
March 29, 2026March 27, 2026 4 min reading Events London’s conference marathon, Kyiv Defence Tech Week, and Drone Autonomy in Lviv: key events of April The most notable events of the month in Ukrainian and global defence tech
March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem, State TFUA and IRON call for scrapping tax breaks on imported components available from Ukrainian manufacturers The proposal covers, among other items, thermal imaging cameras, electric motors, propellers, batteries, video transmitters etc.
January 25, 2026January 24, 2026 5 min reading Events Top February events in defence tech: summits, bootcamps, and grant program presentations Key summits, conferences, and support programs for the defence industry and defence tech ecosystem
December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 3 min reading Ecosystem How localised is Ukraine’s defence tech: A study by the IRON cluster and the Snake Island Institute Some categories of components are already localised by 85% or more, while for complex components the supply remains minimal
August 9, 2025December 7, 2025 5 min reading Insights 7 defence innovations showcased live for the first time at IRON DEMO 2025 Field debut of new tech from Roboneers, Dwarf Engineering, Besomar, KRAY, and other defence developers
July 31, 2025December 7, 2025 3 min reading Events Тop 5 defence tech events in August: IRON DEMO 2025, “Land of Engineers”, DALO Industry Days and more Main events of the month: what, where, when, and how to join