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How Digitalization Helps the Military Improve Its Skills

How Digitalization Helps the Military Improve Its Skills

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that,” wrote Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland. This is where we are now. So we must run as fast as we can—and accelerate. Modern warfare demands constant innovation, in particular in technological domain. However, access to technology is not enough; it must be understood and adopted by a large number of people, who must also remain alert to constant change. New tools and approaches emerge every day and require rapid adaptation. Training, therefore, must be relevant, practical and continuously updated—not ju...

#Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

#Training

#Ukraine

April 21, 2025

17:51

Exclusive: Ukraine’s Techno Taras Budget Interceptor Drone Detailed to Militarnyi

Exclusive: Ukraine’s Techno Taras Budget Interceptor Drone Detailed to Militarnyi

The Ukrainian military uses the Techno Taras interceptor drone to s...

#Anti-aircraft warfare

#UAV

#Ukraine

April 18, 2025

15:52

Why Does Ukraine Need Military Space? Answering the 5 Most Common Questions

Why Does Ukraine Need Military Space? Answering the 5 Most Common Questions

When I was in 7th grade, I watched Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. A...

#Space

#Ukraine

April 9, 2025

18:22

Fiber Optic Hype: Researchers Find Way to Track UAV Operators

With the massive use of fiber-optic drones, Russian and Ukrainian experts are looking for a solution that would help protect against them. Wired co...

April 4, 2025

16:45

Ukraine has airborne equipment, but is it possible to realize its airborne potential?

Thanks to international military assistance, the Ukrainian army has received a large number of airborne equipment, from vehicles to artillery, and ...

April 1, 2025

22:44

The World’s Best Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle: Why Poland Chose Borsuk and Its Readiness for War. Interview with the editor of Defence24

The World’s Best Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle: Why Poland Chose Borsuk and Its Readiness for War. Interview with the editor of Defence24

On March 27, Poland placed an order for the first hundred domestic Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles. Adam Świerkowski, editor of Defence24, a leading Polish defense media outlet, answered key questions […]

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Lethal Eagle or an American-style airborne operation. What does it look like?

Lethal Eagle or an American-style airborne operation. What does it look like?

The United States has practiced a large-scale airborne operation, conducting an air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division and other army units. The military maneuvers took place between February 19 […]

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Russia ‘Infected’ Chatbots with Propaganda – AI Repeats Russian Fake Narratives in 33% of Cases

Russia ‘Infected’ Chatbots with Propaganda – AI Repeats Russian Fake Narratives in 33% of Cases

An audit has revealed that 10 of the leading generative AI tools repeat fake narratives from the Russian Pravda network in 33% of cases. This finding comes from a special […]

Dmytro Shumlianskyi

Dmytro Shumlianskyi

How Chinese “Golf Carts” Help Russian Invaders

How Chinese “Golf Carts” Help Russian Invaders

The Russian invasion forces are using many Chinese Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles during the war with Ukraine. They look like golf carts, but in terms of functionality and capabilities, they […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

Gravehawk SAM: A Closer Look at the UK’s Air Defense Gift to Ukraine

Gravehawk SAM: A Closer Look at the UK’s Air Defense Gift to Ukraine

On January 16, it was announced that Ukraine will receive Gravehawk surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from the UK. However, details about these systems are scarce, with most information coming from […]

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Ukrainian War Landscape: Results of 2024

Ukrainian War Landscape: Results of 2024

The concentration of huge forces, sometimes reaching a ratio of one to eight, as well as the occasional change in tactics by the invaders didn’t leave the situation unchanged. And […]

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No More “Made in China”: Ukraine Inches Closer to Self-Sufficient FPV Drone Manufacturing

No More “Made in China”: Ukraine Inches Closer to Self-Sufficient FPV Drone Manufacturing

By the end of 2024, the Defense Forces will receive about 2 million FPV drones. This will make their impact and role on the battlefield comparable to that of classical […]

Oleksandr Yan

Militarnyi Visits Darkstar’s Bootcamp: How Defense Startups Are Redefining Modern Warfare

Militarnyi Visits Darkstar’s Bootcamp: How Defense Startups Are Redefining Modern Warfare

Defense startups have become a driving force for technological change during the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war. Innovative developments of startups often turn into real game changers. Bringing together such startups, their […]

Volodymyr B.

Ukraine’s new loitering munition will hit ground and air targets

Ukraine’s new loitering munition will hit ground and air targets

On the Defense and Industrial Complex Employee Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi was presented with a new model of loitering munition that will be able to strike targets at an operational […]

Oleksandr Yan

Solntsepyok, Buratino, and Tosochka: The Threat of Russian Thermobaric Flamethrowers in Ukraine

Solntsepyok, Buratino, and Tosochka: The Threat of Russian Thermobaric Flamethrowers in Ukraine

Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion in February 2022, the Russian invasion forces have been actively using TOS-1A ‘Solntsepyok’ heavy flamethrowers at the front line. The invaders are using […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

Russian Su-34 Bomber: Existential Threat to Ukraine

Russian Su-34 Bomber: Existential Threat to Ukraine

Russian Su-34s are the main tactical combat aircraft that carry out missile and bomb attacks on Ukrainian positions on the front line and in the border areas. The Russian Aerospace […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

“Protect Warrior from Drone”: Four Ways to Counter Drones and Importance of Infantry Electronic Warfare

“Protect Warrior from Drone”: Four Ways to Counter Drones and Importance of Infantry Electronic Warfare

Drones and electronic warfare systems, which are crucial for countering them, have become synonymous with the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war. The ongoing evolution of drones and their control frequencies requires Ukrainian […]

Volodymyr B.

Darkstar is building rapid connection between Ukraine & EU Defence Tech

Darkstar is building rapid connection between Ukraine & EU Defence Tech

Ragnar Sass, Estonian tech entrepreneur and angel investor, has kick started his latest way of supporting the Ukrainian War – The Darkstar Coalition. Building on from the success of Help99 […]

Мілітарний Спецпроект

Мілітарний Спецпроект

ATACMS in Action: Three Months of Destroying Russian Air Defense in Ukraine

ATACMS in Action: Three Months of Destroying Russian Air Defense in Ukraine

A few weeks after reports surfaced in the American press in mid-March that the United States was preparing to transfer new batches of ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles to Ukraine, there […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

Ukrainian innovations in NATO: fantasy or reality?

Ukrainian innovations in NATO: fantasy or reality?

Krakow hosted a packed hall at AGH University where Ukrainian officials, military personnel, MilTech companies, NATO member state representatives, and investors gathered for the NATO-Ukraine Defense Innovators Forum. The forum’s […]

Катерина Супрун

Катерина Супрун

Mirage 2000-5F: is it a worthy addition to the F-16?

Mirage 2000-5F: is it a worthy addition to the F-16?

The Mirage 2000-5 fighters, the transfer of which to Ukraine was announced by the French government, became an addition to the F-16 that European countries would transfer to Ukraine in […]

Roman Pryhodko

Pbv 302: second life in the Ukrainian Defense Forces

Pbv 302: second life in the Ukrainian Defense Forces

Armored personnel carriers of the Pansarbandvagn 302 family (pbv 302) have been in service with the Swedish army since 1960 and have been used in all mechanized units as the […]

Roman Pryhodko

GBU-39 in Ukraine: A small bomb where tactics matter more than size

GBU-39 in Ukraine: A small bomb where tactics matter more than size

Recently, the Ukrainian Air Force showed new weapons – American GBU-39 small diameter precision-guided glide bombs, which, apparently, have already been dropped on the heads of the Russian invaders. The […]

Volodymyr B.

Analyzing S-200’s Range: Can it Shoot Down Aircraft 300 km Away?

Analyzing S-200’s Range: Can it Shoot Down Aircraft 300 km Away?

The recent downing of two Russian A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and a Tu-22M3 bomber proved the Ukrainian army’s capability to intercept large targets effectively. According to statements […]

Oleksandr Yan

The first Abrams in battle in Ukraine

The first Abrams in battle in Ukraine

Abrams tanks in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces became the reality of a fantastic scenario that couldn’t be imagined a few years ago. For the United States, M1 Abrams […]

Тарас Сафронов

Israel’s Patriot Air Defense: Counting Systems and Assessing Capabilities

Israel’s Patriot Air Defense: Counting Systems and Assessing Capabilities

The news regarding the Israeli army’s decision to decommission Patriot anti-aircraft systems has garnered significant attention online and sparked speculation about the potential purchase of these systems by European countries […]

Oleksandr Yan

Perspective Market of Ukrainian Short-Range EW Systems

Perspective Market of Ukrainian Short-Range EW Systems

In Ukraine, more than 50 manufacturers are working on the development of more than 100 electronic warfare (EW) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) systems. Ukrainian companies receive active support from Brave1 […]

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Production of shells: overview of the manufacture of shell body

Production of shells: overview of the manufacture of shell body

Classic weapons, in particular artillery, remain one of the key advantages on the modern battlefield, despite its technological advancements and the large-scale combat operations in Ukraine. We’re hearing more about […]

Mykhailo Liuksikov

Mykhailo Liuksikov

Artillery System 90 (AS-90): Royal 155mm Asset in Ukraine

Artillery System 90 (AS-90): Royal 155mm Asset in Ukraine

The transfer of AS-90 artillery systems (L131 – British designation) by the United Kingdom to Ukraine provided the Ukrainian Armed Forces with not only a quantitative but also a qualitative […]

Roman Pryhodko

Murom: Russia’s Watchful Eyes Monitoring the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Murom: Russia’s Watchful Eyes Monitoring the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian military is actively deploying Murom-P long-range video surveillance systems on the territory of Ukraine. These “eyes” monitor the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and immediately alert […]

Сергійович Харківський

Сергійович Харківський

Bohdana ACS: Ukraine’s Pursuit of Optimal Chassis or Artillery Build-Up?

Bohdana ACS: Ukraine’s Pursuit of Optimal Chassis or Artillery Build-Up?

The Defense Forces are increasingly sharing photos and videos of the combat operations of the 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzers, developed by Ukrainian defense industry specialists. This 155mm howitzer is mass-produced […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

French Caesar with a Ukrainian Accent: Artillery that Mercilessly Destroys the Infantry and Armored Vehicles of Russian Invaders

French Caesar with a Ukrainian Accent: Artillery that Mercilessly Destroys the Infantry and Armored Vehicles of Russian Invaders

Ukraine will receive dozens of new French CAESAR self-propelled howitzers within the framework of the Artillery Coalition. These howitzers will join similar self-propelled guns, which have been used by the […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

Shkval: How Ukraine-Modernized BMPs Ended Up in Russia and Fight Against the Defense Forces

Shkval: How Ukraine-Modernized BMPs Ended Up in Russia and Fight Against the Defense Forces

In the autumn of 2023, reports emerged indicating that Russian invaders had started deploying Ukrainian-modified BMP-1 vehicles captured during the Russo-Georgian War. In particular, these reports referred to the BMP-1U […]

Sania Kozatskyi

Sania Kozatskyi

Child Labor, Gold and Iranian Spare Parts: How is the Russian ‘Shahed’ Factory Arranged?

Child Labor, Gold and Iranian Spare Parts: How is the Russian ‘Shahed’ Factory Arranged?

Shahed-136 drones have become a symbol of Russian terrorism and night attacks in the Ukrainian sky. Until now, however, their production was under the cover of secrecy. But on February […]

Oleksandr Yan

French Knife: Mirage 2000D Fighter and Prospects of Its Use in UAF

French Knife: Mirage 2000D Fighter and Prospects of Its Use in UAF

Recent reports from French media suggest that the French government plans to transfer Dassault Mirage 2000D strike aircraft to Ukraine. These aircraft have significant potential for employing both bomb and […]

Roman Pryhodko

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