{"id":547,"date":"2024-07-08T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=547"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:17:57","slug":"uklon-co-founders-invest-200k-in-ailand-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2024\/07\/uklon-co-founders-invest-200k-in-ailand-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Uklon co-founders invest $200K in Ailand Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The co-founders of Uklon have invested $200,000 in Ailand Systems, a Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">startup<\/a> developing autonomous drones for remote detection of mines and explosives. This is the second public investment by the Unbreakable fund ($2 million in total), created by Uklon\u2019s co-founders to support the development of the Ukrainian defence tech industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the war, Ukraine has become the most heavily mined country in the world, and full demining will take at least decades. The use of Ailand Systems <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drones<\/a> can significantly speed up this process, making it cheaper and safer for deminers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main product of Ailand Systems is the ST1 unmanned mine detector, which is capable of quickly surveying large areas with detection accuracy comparable to that of humans. 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