Tell your mom to tell you to stop leavink your Special Ukraine Sock on the computer desk.
Posted on 03/12/2025 5:31:57 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
With America’s drone technology a disappointment on the battlefield, defense startups have joined forces with Ukrainian manufacturers to build better, war-proven aircraft for the U.S. military.
U.S. startups have spent billions of venture-capital dollars in hopes of developing the small drones that the Pentagon says it needs for future conflicts, but many have produced only expensive aircraft that don’t fly very well. Ukrainian drone makers, meanwhile, have mastered mass-producing drones despite limited resources and are looking for new customers and capital.
Now, the two sides are coming together, and the unlikely pairing is getting attention from the Defense Department.
Southern California startup CX2 last year struck a deal to put its software and sensors on Ukrainian drones, a matchup that has received approval from a branch of the U.S. military and might soon arm American forces. “No U.S. company is keeping up with Ukraine,” said CX2 co-founder Nathan Mintz. “You know their stuff works. They’ve got the ultimate high-stakes laboratory meant to battle-proof all this stuff.”
The Defense Department’s interest in Ukrainian drones underscores the challenges that have beset American drone startups and the achievements of the Ukrainians since the Russian invasion. Despite the Pentagon’s view that small, autonomous drones are essential and a funding priority, the sentiment has failed to spur an American drone-industry boom.
The U.S. has the capacity to build up to 100,000 drones a year, according to one Defense Department estimate. Last year, Ukraine built more than two million drones.
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There was a time America built the best.
Trump will fix it
Tell Putin to accept President Trump’s ceasefire deal.
Okay, I know I am understating thier work, but I don't think its by much.
LOL.
Drones Rained Down On Moscow Ahead Of Ukraine Peace Talks
https://www.twz.com/news-features/drones-rained-down-on-moscow-ahead-of-ukraine-peace-talks
LOL, what a joke of an article.
WSJ & MSN are globalist trash.
not believable.
do u still claim that russians are eating dog?
The Ukrainians have certainly proven to be an amazing battlefield force in their fight for survival.
Ukraine has changed warfare. Like WWI, where tanks and airplanes were introduced, drones will change the way we use our armor. Tactics will have to change because drones are difficult to spot bothe visually and on radar.
Tell your mom to tell you to stop leavink your Special Ukraine Sock on the computer desk.
Alternatives would be Iran and China.
That is some awesome CIA propaganda you got right there doofus- just post it up right here on FR as truth. Sheesh.
Did your Agents Provocateur paycheck go away when USAID shut down?
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