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Earlier this month, a Defense Department organization announced that it was granting defense contracts to two Ukrainian–American partnerships for building long-range drones.
US Taps Into Ukraine’s War-Honed Expertise for Drone Development
The Pentagon partners with Ukraine’s drone makers, trusting their war-tested know-how to build cheaper, longer-range firepower for modern conflicts.
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Amid the Russia–Ukraine war, the first batch of Ukrainian-made drone missiles "Peklo" (Hell) is delivered to the defense forces of Ukraine in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images
By Stephen Xia and Sean Tseng
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