Defence companies among the top earners in Diia.City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BRDO has analysed<\/a> the 2024 financial reports of companies registered under the Diia.City legal framework. By the end of last year, Diia.City had brought together 1,396 companies, with one of the main drivers of growth being the expansion of permitted business activities \u2014 a move that opened the door to drone and military equipment manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BRDO\u2019s analysis revealed that three defence companies ranked among the top five Diia.City participants by revenue. Third to fifth place were taken by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n BRDO notes that two of the three companies only began manufacturing and supplying drones in 2023. Before that, Skryntek specialised in selling COVID-19 test kits, while TekhAvtofart Pivden focused on supplying auto parts, vehicles, and other commercial goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, Ukraine and the EU announced the launch of the BraveTech EU initiative, which will pool \u20ac100 million to support breakthrough wartime technologies. In an interview with RBC-Ukraine, Ukraine\u2019s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, shared<\/a> details about the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Fedorov, the new initiative will operate in a similar way to Ukraine\u2019s Brave1 cluster but will provide funding not only to Ukrainian startups, but also to European ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are creating a separate market for defence startups. For example, there are solutions related to CRPA antennas or autonomous drones \u2014 and some of these solutions exist within European companies, but there hasn\u2019t been a platform for collaboration. Now, we\u2019ll be able to run a hackathon, award grants to the winners, and then test everything on the battlefield in Ukraine,\u201d Fedorov explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to him, the initiative\u2019s founders are primarily interested in products with a high level of autonomy, projects aimed at countering glide bombs (KABs), and fibre-optic drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head of the MoD\u2019s Innovation Centre on Interceptor Drones Against Shaheds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yuriy Myronenko, Head of the Centre for Innovation and Development of Defence Technologies at Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of Defence, told<\/a>\u00a0Forbes<\/em>\u00a0how Ukraine is advancing its interceptor drone technology. According to him, Ukrainian solutions are driven by artificial intelligence, which guides the drones and enables them to adapt to changes in the enemy\u2019s tactics. Russia is constantly altering the routes, altitude, and speed of its kamikaze drones, forcing air defence systems to quickly adjust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Myronenko notes that more than one interceptor drone is currently in the final stages of testing. \u201cThere are several solutions of different classes, each adapted to various attack scenarios. Some have already been tested in combat, while others are being prepared for serial production,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, Myronenko stresses that sharing too many details about interceptors is dangerous. \u201cEvery video, every post about an interceptor in action that appears in the public domain becomes a reference point for the enemy,\u201d he warns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New US Drone Doctrine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, the Pentagon announced sweeping reforms aimed at the widespread integration of small drones across all branches of the US Armed Forces. The details of this new policy, spearheaded by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, are outlined in a memorandum titled\u00a0\u201cUnleashing US Military Drone Dominance.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hegseth stated that the United States plans to significantly strengthen its domestic drone manufacturing base, aiming to produce thousands of American-made units, with a strong emphasis on the \u201cBuy American\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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