War

Ukraine will have new opportunities to fight enemy drones

The Ukrainian military will receive air defense missiles from Estonian defense company Frankenburg Technologies for testing. The first samples for testing will be delivered in the coming months. This was agreed upon at a meeting in Kyiv between Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Brigadier General Anatoliy Klochko and the company’s management, reports [Kommersant].

These missiles are designed primarily to counter UAVs and are capable of shooting down targets at an altitude of up to 2 km.

Another area of countering drones is electronic warfare

Since January 2024, the Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense has contracted more than 11,000 electronic warfare systems worth more than UAH 6 billion. This will allow the Armed Forces to counter enemy drones much more effectively and save the lives of our military.

The Ministry of Defense emphasizes that most of the purchased electronic warfare equipment is made in Ukraine.

Searching for new ideas to counter drones

Today is the deadline for submitting applications for participation in the Machine Attack 2.0 Hackathon.

As previously reported [Kommersant], the Ministry of Defense is looking for developers, innovators and experts in the fields of electronic warfare, air defense, anti-drone systems and fiber optic technologies to participate in the Hackathon.

It is proposed to focus on two challenges.

– Countering guided aerial bombs

– Countering fiber-optic controlled drones

To register for the hackathon, please follow the link.

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