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Alta Ares CEO Hadrien Canter: "Ukraine today has one of best air defence architectures in world"
Alta Ares is a promising French defence tech startup founded in 2024 that specializes in developing air defence, reconnaissance, and edge AI systems for drones. 500 Drone Industry
There is lack of political will. Why Ukraine continues to lose tens of billions of hryvnias due to illicit tobacco
Why Ukraine continues to lose tens of billions of hryvnias due to illicit tobacco 880
"Drone without human is nothing": Is Ukrainian arms export possible without Ukrainian expertise?
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 28 April the launch of a mechanism for exporting domestically produced weapons. According to him, all the details have finally been agreed at the level of state institutions. Finally, because the issue of arms exports has remained on the agenda of Ukraine’s defense industry since at least December 2024, when it became clear that defense companies were capable of manufacturing more products than the state could afford to contract. 890 Drone Industry
Defence Builder accelerator COO Yana Shkvarovska: "Defense industry remains risky for investors, especially in Ukraine"
Defence Builder is a leading Kyiv-based defense innovation accelerator that directly strengthens the combat capability of Ukraine’s Armed Forces by accelerating Ukrainian and European defense tech companies in areas critical to the Ukrainian front. 580 Drone Industry
Story of Sting: How "Wild Hornets" made drone interceptor everyone wants
The winter of 2024 marked a turning point for the drone industry—that was when several manufacturers began developing interceptors, or interceptor drones. 6410 Drone Industry
How soldiers of 28th SMB defend sky in eastern Ukraine from Russian drones
Drones have changed warfare forever. Ukrainians realized this as early as 2022. The world, given the events in the Middle East, is only beginning to grasp this truth. Relatively inexpensive and easily replicated drones sometimes pose a greater threat than ballistic or cruise missiles. 880 Drone Industry
"It would take $300-400M to jam all drones in skies over Kyiv with EW," – Contra Drone co-founder Tymofii Yurkov
Before the start of the full-scale war, Tymofii Yurkov was an entrepreneur in the aerial imaging sector. After Russia’s invasion, he became involved in UAV technologies for defense needs. 1290 Drone Industry
TAF Industries CEO Volodymyr Zinovskyi: It is impossible to create complete radio silence. Neither for us nor for enemy
TAF Industries is a leading Ukrainian military tech company that develops and manufactures defence technologies. Since 2023, it has been creating solutions to enhance combat superiority and protect the lives of military personnel and civilians. 1200 Drone Industry
It all comes down to exports: What does Ukraine’s defense industry need in 2026?
Ukraine’s defense industrial complex has demonstrated an unprecedented surge during the full-scale war with the Russian Federation. According to the Ministry of Defense, the capacity of the domestic defense industry has grown from $1 billion to $35 billion. 2900 Drone Industry
War of drones and war of budgets: Who will win in 2026?
The rapid development of unmanned technologies in Ukraine has reshaped the logic of funding and procurement so that the innovative solutions the country needs in wartime reach the battlefield as quickly as possible. 2380 Drone Industry
Combat simulators developer Ihor Bielov: we’re moving toward single digital environment where all branches can train without crowding training areas
On December 10, 2025, Ukrainian developer Simtech Solutions unveiled Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS), a realistic combat FPV drone simulator now available on Steam. It is a professional training platform built on real combat operations, and it is now available not only to military personnel but also to civilian users. 2090 Drone industry
Era of Ukrainian drones that reshaped war. How UAVs evolved on battlefield
On December 15, details emerged of a new brazen operation by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) that can be ranked alongside the now-legendary "Spiderweb". This time, using Sub Sea Baby underwater drones, the SBU blew up an enemy Varshavyanka-class submarine in the port of Novorossiysk, estimated to be worth $400 million. It was the first time anything like this had happened in history. 2770 Drone Industry
Ukrainian Armor CEO Vladyslav Belbas: Excessive bureaucratization of procurement process in defense industry market adversely affects army supplies
Ukraine’s defense industry is currently at its peak, accounting for a third of domestic GDP growth. However, the sector faces enormous challenges, primarily linked to a lack of funding. 1210 Drone Industry
Viktor Pavlov: "UGV is expensive hardware, but compared to human life, it costs pennies"
This is not just an interview, but a full-fledged tour of the UGV school based at the Third Assault Brigade, which Viktor Pavlov and his comrades have been developing since January 2025. Demand for training among service members is so high that the waiting list is booked eight months ahead. Unmanned ground vehicles are becoming increasingly widespread at the front, but there are not enough people who can train qualified operators. The state welcomes the initiative but does not yet fund it, so the team has to look for resources for their activities on their own. 1480 Drone Industry
Is rise of machines near? What drone synergy is and how it affects war
A vivid example of drone synergy is the sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva. The decisive blow to the ship was delivered by two Neptune missiles, but at the time a Bayraktar TB2 UAV could have been drawing the cruiser’s air defences onto itself, or identifying the target, pinpointing its coordinates and cueing the coastal missile system. Thanks to drone synergy, the effectiveness of different types of weapons increases many times over, making it possible to achieve results that once seemed impossible. 2150 Drone Industry
Arms exports "for our own"? What lies behind president’s statements and what industry really expects
Arms exports have stayed in the headlines of Ukrainian and international media at least since late 2024, when the state, the primary customer for the defence industry, hit the limits of its financial capacity. 2090 Drone Industry
DEVIRO technical director Denys Chumachenko: Drones will gain artificial intelligence in two years. But not all of them
Denys Chumachenko, Chief Technical Officer at the drone manufacturing company DEVIRO, began working with UAVs long before they became mainstream. He gained his experience abroad in the early years of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Denys decided to apply it in practice back in Ukraine, at a time when the number of drone manufacturers could still be counted on one hand. 1260 Drone Industry
Chief of Staff of 412th Nemesis Regiment Artem Bielienkov: In UAV deployment, Ukraine has realized roughly 25% of its potential. There’s room for improvement
The interview with the unit’s chief of staff, Artem Bielienkov, was recorded to the droning of "Shaheds" that Russia once again launched at peaceful Ukrainian cities. 2170 Drone Industry
How DOT-Chain Defence is changing rules of game for Ukraine’s drone industry
DOT-Chain Defence is a digital platform that enables military units to order defence products directly from manufacturers. It primarily covers the procurement of drones and electronic warfare (EW) systems. 5270 Drone Industry
How can Ukraine tame "menagerie of drones" and should it be done?
The Russian-Ukrainian war, and especially its full-scale phase, has forever changed military science. If the appearance of tanks on the battlefields of the First World War once turned the tide of war, today their effectiveness is in doubt. And all because of drones. 3470 Drone Industry
UNEX UGV project lead: 70-80% of ground operations will involve UGVs
Unmanned technologies today cover the air, sea, and land domains. But while UAVs and uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are widely discussed, with plenty of footage of them in action online, ground systems have largely remained in the shadows. At the same time, the demand for such machines at the front is considerable. They are employed not only for logistics missions but also for minelaying and demining, as well as casualty evacuation. Experts see significant potential in the employment of UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles). 3710 Drone Industry
Divine retribution: Top 10 UAV types in Ukraine’s drone industry
Today, Ukraine has more than 500 active UAV manufacturers and over 1,000 UAV models. During the full-scale war, production has increased 800-fold: from 5,000 units in 2022 to 4 million by the end of 2024. Investment in the sector exceeded $60 million last year. 9780 Drone Industry
Defence City: Boost for defence industry or closed club for chosen few?
On August 21, the Verkhovna Rada passed, on second reading and in full, two key bills to implement the Defence City initiative, a special legal regime for defence industry enterprises. 3680 Drone Industry
Lack of specialists affecting country’s defence capability. What to do?
Ukraine suffers from a shortage of personnel. The shortage of specialists is felt everywhere - both at the front and in the rear. First of all, defence companies suffer from this. The required specialists are either already working, mobilised or have gone abroad. However, the problem is complex and did not appear yesterday. The Great War simply elevated it to an absolute. 2730 Drone industry
How Ukraine became global leader in UAV production and deployment
The development of unmanned systems in Ukraine began with Russia’s invasion of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions in 2014. Initially intended for aerial photography, drones soon started being used for reconnaissance. 5240 Drone Industry
Build with Ukraine: How will Zelenskyy’s announced program impact Ukraine’s defense industry?
The Build with Ukraine program envisions the export of Ukrainian military technologies and the establishment of production lines abroad. Primarily, it focuses on manufacturing various types of drones, rockets, and artillery within partner countries that are already funding defense production or planning to do so. Leading the initiative are Denmark, Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Lithuania. 6730 Drone Industry
From doors to bulletproof vests: How Kyiv entrepreneur counters burglars and supports military
How a Kyiv entrepreneur who has spent his entire life manufacturing armored doors began producing body armor 760 Business heroes
Taxes will inevitably rise. Why, how much and where will money go?
The government is preparing tax increases that will affect businesses and citizens. When will it happen? 520
Profits from frozen assets of RF will be transferred to Ukraine. What does this mean?
Russian funds, even if the West decides to confiscate them completely, will not be enough to compensate for all the losses and destruction caused to our country by Russia. 620 War
What will happen to electricity tariffs in Ukraine and should we expect blackout
BusinessCensor has been looking into what is happening with Ukraine’s power system, how its condition will affect electricity tariffs and whether we should prepare for rolling blackouts now, as it was during the "black winter" of 2022. 550
Additional payment of 70 thousand to military. Where will money be taken?
BusinessCensor has been looking into the nuances of the new payment, who will receive it, and where the government will get the money from. 720
From accounting to paying taxes. How to maintain individual entrepreneur on your own
The Business Censor analyzed the case of an individual entrepreneur of group III on a single tax, the most popular group of individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine. 730
