February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 1 min reading Ecosystem Ukrspecsystems opened UK facility: what drones are manufactured there The Shark and PD-2 drones assembled here will be supplied to the Ukrainian military
February 11, 2026February 23, 2026 2 min reading Investments UK-based drone autonomy developer Occam raises €3M and expands into Ukraine The company has raised pre-seed round from Presto Tech Horizons and other investors to help deploy its solutions across Ukraine
February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 10 min reading On the light side On the light side #3: What’s new at Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Shield AI, Kawasaki, Kratos Defense, ALM Meca, and HAVELSAN A review of new developments and tests in the defence industry of the free world in January of 2026
January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 2 min reading Startups Trypillian establishes an advisory board chaired by British Field Marshal Lord David Richards The advisory board will include representatives from the UK, Germany, the United States, and Ukraine
December 29, 2025January 22, 2026 4 min reading Events 6 international defence events to watch in January Major events of the first month of 2026
December 18, 2025January 9, 2026 7 min reading On the light side On The Light Side#1: new developments from Neros, ARX Robotics, Auterion, Rheinmetall, DragonFire, and others A review of new developments and tests in the European and American defence sector during the first half of December
November 27, 2025December 11, 2025 2 min reading Ecosystem, State Ukraine and the United Kingdom have signed a licensing agreement to produce the Octopus interceptor drone British production will reach several thousand units per month, with all manufactured drones destined for Ukraine
November 7, 2025December 26, 2025 2 min reading Investments, Startups UK considers Ukraine’s Raybird drone as a potential replacement for Watchkeeper The UAV logged more than 350,000 combat hours and performs both reconnaissance and strike missions
