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Ukraine critical minerals: Miltech implications

Ukraine critical minerals: Miltech implications

Beyond the obvious geopolitical implications, the critical minerals deal has serious implications for defense tech in Ukraine, Europe, and across the rest of the world.

Oleksandr Miasyshchev
Oleksandr Miasyshchev
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DEEP DIVE: Ukraine’s decentralized 3D-printing war goods industry

DEEP DIVE: Ukraine’s decentralized 3D-printing war goods industry

3D printing is greatly expanding Ukraine’s production capacity, enabling the rapid manufacturing of drone munitions and shells – all growing Ukraine’s lethal abilities.

Alina Tvardovska
Alina Tvardovska
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DEEP DIVE: Taiwan miltech aims to undermine Chinese components

DEEP DIVE: Taiwan miltech aims to undermine Chinese components

Taiwan is building its own nascent miltech industry – and making exchanges with Ukrainian counterparts. The Ukraine war has brought urgency to Taiwan’s desire to serve as the alternative to the ‘red supply chain,’ opening a defense component alternative for the democratic world.

Tim Mak
Tim Mak
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The first ever all-drone assault by Ukraine

The first ever all-drone assault by Ukraine

Counteroffensive.Pro is the first to give a detailed play-by-play of a major milestone in military drone history. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how it was planned, how it unfolded, and what it means for the future of warfare.

Tim Mak
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Deep Dive: The evolution of Ukrainian armored vehicles

Deep Dive: The evolution of Ukrainian armored vehicles

Drones are making armored vehicles key to maneuvers near the frontlines. Can domestically-made Ukrainian armored vehicles use battlefield innovation to become competitive with Western models?

Bohdan Miroshnychenko
Bohdan Miroshnychenko
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Deep Dive: Ukraine’s new MoD IP unit to guard innovations

Deep Dive: Ukraine’s new MoD IP unit to guard innovations

Ukraine is shoring up its legal hold over miltech inventions with a new office to protect IP. We walk you through the new draft law they’re proposing, and the regulatory environment that’s evolving in Kyiv.

Kollen Post
Kollen Post
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Deep Dive: Why Chinese drones are fading into obscurity

Deep Dive: Why Chinese drones are fading into obscurity

DJI Mavics have been indispensable in Ukraine. But they are quickly becoming obsolete due to battlefield innovation and the dangers of relying on a Chinese supply chain.

Oleksandr Miasyshchev
Oleksandr Miasyshchev
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Deep Dive: Faraday cage use in Russia-Ukraine drones

Deep Dive: Faraday cage use in Russia-Ukraine drones

The humble, two-hundred-year-old invention threatens modern EW methods on the battlefield. Are new twists on this old tech going to make electronic warfare anti-drone concepts obsolete?

Kollen Post
Kollen Post
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Deep Dive: Ukrainian drone swarm concepts

Deep Dive: Ukrainian drone swarm concepts

Swarms of AI-powered drones will be on the battlefield in months. How do they work, and how do they counter constant EW?

Oleksandr Miasyshchev
Oleksandr Miasyshchev
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Deep dive: Ukraine's evolving wartime IP laws

Deep dive: Ukraine's evolving wartime IP laws

Lax IP laws keep Ukrainians setting up corporations outside of Ukraine. The administration has dreams of protecting their inventions and bringing them home — along with a cut of their profits. The latest on IP during a period of martial law:

Kollen Post
Kollen Post
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Exclusive: UA export control head walks you through defense export permits

Exclusive: UA export control head walks you through defense export permits

A deep dive into Ukrainian export control processes. Pavlichenko says there is no ban on defense exports; lays out how defense tech exports should work; and his wish for friendlier relations with the industry.

Tim Mak
Oleksandr Matviienko
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Deep dive: Ukrainian interceptor anti-air drone concepts

Deep dive: Ukrainian interceptor anti-air drone concepts

Ukrainian engineers are setting a new trend in air defense by creating specialized hunter FPV-drones to take out Russian threats. Here’s where we predict the technology will develop.

Bohdan Miroshnychenko
Bohdan Miroshnychenko