Ukrainian defence tech company AIR 3F announced that it has completed development of the unmanned ground vehicle VARKHAN. Defender Media has compiled publicly available information: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/air…

Fibre-optic drones are among the key tools on the battlefield in 2025. Unlike most defence innovations in the Russian-Ukrainian war, it was the enemy who first began using fibre-optic drones, forcing Ukrainian engineers and soldiers to catch up. Today, Ukraine has dozens of

Last week, Kyiv hosted the European Defense Tech Hackathon — Europe’s biggest defence hackathon, held in the Ukrainian capital for the first time. The event brought together over 400 participants, including dozens of military personnel from eight units of Ukraine’s Security and

This article on DOT-Chain Defence is the opening piece in the special project General Channel, which Defender Media is producing in partnership with Ukrainian defence tech company Генерал Черешня 🍒. Over the coming months, we will explore the most pressing topics in Ukrainian

How Wild Hornet interceptor drones shoot down Shaheds – and what Yaroslav Azhnyuk’s Odd Systems has to do with it Learn more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/sti…

Zelensky said this is a joint Ukrainian-American production effort and expressed hope that output will expand in the future. Zelensky also said that funds from frozen Russian assets could be used to buy air-defence systems from the US and Europe, and to finance production of

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has recommended expanding tax and customs incentives for UAV manufacturers Read more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/new…

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has announced the launch of serial production of the domestic Octopus interceptor drone. “The technology has already been transferred to the first three manufacturers, with another eleven preparing their production lines,” the ministry noted.

50+ jobs in defence tech: roles open at STARK, The Fourth Law, Odd Systems and more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/def…

The Russians begin to use a new fibre-optic reconnaissance drone, Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg, test the Posokh laser installation designed to hunt Ukrainian deepstrikes, equip UGVs with flamethrowers, and fit Gerbera drones with delayed-action detonators. thedefender.media/en/2025/11/bla…

The Droid TW 12.7 ground robotic system from DevDroid LLC held one of the infantry positions of the 3rd Assault Brigade for a month and a half, preventing the enemy from taking it. Learn more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/dro…

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The French ‘Drone Wall’ in Ukraine, Mike Pompeo & Fire Point, Bloomberg and Le Monde on Ukrainian defence tech Read full Dorozvidka: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/dor…

The Ukrainian company Air3F has officially unveiled the VARKHAN unmanned ground vehicle, which Defender Media reported on last week. Learn more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/air…

Ukrainian companies developing dual-use technologies can now receive EU loans and grants through the Ukraine Facility programme. Learn more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/ukr…

German company ARX Robotics has secured a significant new order for a large batch of GEREON unmanned ground vehicles for Ukraine. Learn more: thedefender.media/en/2025/11/arx…

In Defender Media’s “Ecosystem” section, you’ll find market partnerships and collaborations, new product launches, examples of industrial technologies being adopted on the frontline, and much more. A few recent publications in the “Ecosystem” section: 🔸 The Droid TW 12.7 UGV

The Ukrainian startup Contra-drone has unveiled the Anti-Mavic, a mobile Electronic Warfare (EW) system designed for the rapid detection and suppression of Mavic-type reconnaissance and strike UAVs. According to the company, a core feature of the complex is its placement on a