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How a frontline signal becomes an engineering task. A column by Defence Builder Accelerator Director Yana Shkvarovska

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26 August 2026 8 min reading Insights

How a frontline signal becomes an engineering task. A column by Defence Builder Accelerator Director Yana Shkvarovska

Pravo Ventures invests in Auron: What does the Ukrainian-American counter-drone startup do?

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28 August 2026 3 min reading Investments

Pravo Ventures invests in Auron: What does the Ukrainian-American counter-drone startup do?

Pavuk Dopkhina, Seagull, Vidun R and more: what relay-carrier platforms are available on Brave1 Market and what determines their price

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21 August 2026 8 min reading Ecosystem

Pavuk Dopkhina, Seagull, Vidun R and more: what relay-carrier platforms are available on Brave1 Market and what determines their price

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August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 2 min reading Innovation

Ukraine’s Defence Forces receive low-cost strike UGVs equipped with Kalashnikov rifles

SSU fighters have already successfully used the UGVs to destroy enemy ambushes involving concealed “wait-and-see” drones

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 2 min reading Innovation

Tencore developed a flamethrower combat module for its TerMIT 2.0 UGV

It is being developed to engage Russians in dugouts and urban areas, and to destroy light vehicles

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 1 min reading Ecosystem

Skyeton has acquired a plot of land in Germany, local media report

A company representative says the facility on the site is planned to be launched by the end of 2028

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem

Norda Dynamics announces partnership with American company Palladyne AI

The American company’s swarm technology will be combined with Norda’s terminal guidance module

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem

Dutch Tulip Tech developed batteries that can double the flight time of Matrice and Mavic drones

The 4S1P 16Ah battery has a claimed energy density of up to 475 Wh/kg and a capacity of 16 Ah. It weighs around 560 g

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 5 min reading Dorozvidka

Dorozvidka #74: “Achilles” with RZ-20 KAT mid-strike, Ihor Fedirko on exports, Operation M&Ms and an Order for Elon Musk

The week’s most notable operations involving Ukrainian military technology and other news

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem

Drone Fight Group developed Kaban, a remote-control system for vehicles

System features Starlink connectivity, analog video feeds, and automated fail-safe braking upon link loss

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem

Slovak police prevent arson attack on Ukrainian company Skyeton’s factory

Around 70 employees who would have been on site could have been injured

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 3 min reading State

Ukraine announces its first tender for UGVs based on technical specifications set by the Defence Ministry

The agency to procure logistics and strike UGVs based on range and payload capacity

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 2 min reading Ecosystem

F-Drones unveils F5, a five-inch FPV strike drone for frontline operations

The drone carries a warhead of up to 1 kg. The radio-controlled version has a range of 13 km, the fibre-optic version can fly up to 6 km

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How to prepare for searches and other investigative actions: a checklist for defence companies from lawyer Anastasiia Didenko

July 21, 2026July 30, 2026 11 min reading Insights

Why Roman Sulzhyk and partners are launching Resist 2.0 – a €50m fund investing in Ukrainian defence tech

July 15, 2026July 22, 2026 11 min reading Insights

€10m investment in Ukraine, cooperation with Fire Point and a cruise missile interceptor. An interview with Alta Ares CEO Hadrien Canter

July 7, 2026July 15, 2026 11 min reading Insights

How to enter Finland’s defence market: an ultimate guide from Mikko-Pekka Hanski of DTI

June 12, 2026June 23, 2026 6 min reading Insights

Why the Lessons Learned system is our most underrated weapon. An Op-Ed by Pavlo Musiienko, Head of Analytics at Boryviter

May 22, 2026May 26, 2026 10 min reading Insights

Compliance and open data in the defence sector: Tools for defence business resilience and risk mitigation

May 7, 2026May 13, 2026 7 min reading Insights

While exports are restricted, don’t waste time — study markets and build relationships. A column by Liuka Lobarieva from Calibrated

Drones as intellectual property objects: what developers need to know. A column by Juscutum

May 6, 2026May 13, 2026 8 min reading Insights

A full-cycle unmanned business: Drone Fight Club founder Vladyslav Plaksin on manufacturing, pilot training, and investment

January 15, 2026February 25, 2026 8 min reading Insights

Employee reservation mechanisms for defence companies: an Arzinger legal column

December 23, 2025April 9, 2026 12 min reading Insights

Co-founder and CEO of HIMERA Misha Rudominski: first interview after raising $2.5 million in a seed round

December 10, 2025August 11, 2026 14 min reading Insights

“One of our main goals is to build in Ukraine for Ukraine. We come to help”. Interview with Integrasys CEO Alvaro Sanchez

December 5, 2025December 10, 2025 5 min reading Insights

Ukrainian defence tech in the European context: key points from Germany’s defence attaché and the co-founder of General Cherry

Answers to the most common questions about arms codification: an op-ed by ADVANQ lawyer Yana Sviderska

November 7, 2025August 5, 2026 5 min reading Insights

How France, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway plan to develop defence cooperation with Ukraine. Insights from the TFUA forum

August 9, 2025December 7, 2025 5 min reading Insights

7 defence innovations showcased live for the first time at IRON DEMO 2025

July 23, 2025December 8, 2025 5 min reading Insights

Ground robots of Khartiia: How the brigade uses UGVs and what systems It operates

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”

How Trypillian will spend $5M and what its first three products will be: a conversation with CEO Ivan Matveichenko

July 10, 2025August 11, 2026 7 min reading Insights

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