Overview

• The brigade is battle-testing domestically designed land and air assault drones in real time through rapid feedback loops.
• Ukraine’s domestic weapons production has reached 40 percent of its needs with a target of 50 percent by next year.
• The frontline unit has offered to partner with international arms makers to certify and refine drone systems.
• The US Army conducted its first grenade-dropping drone test after observing Ukrainian tactics.
• Ukraine’s Soviet-era engineering heritage underpins its fast-paced drone innovation on the battlefield.