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Ukraine Offers Drone Defense Expertise to US, Israel, and Gulf Nations

Sourced from 6 publications

•Ukraine has offered to share its drone defense expertise with the US, Israel, and Gulf nations facing Iranian Shahed drone threats.
•The US plans to deploy an anti-drone system tested successfully in Ukraine to bolster Middle Eastern defenses, per PBS NewsHour.
•Ukraine now intercepts roughly 80% of Russian-launched Shahed drones using domestically built interceptors, according to Euronews.
•The Economist reports that thousands of Shaheds are actively striking Gulf targets, heightening demand for proven countermeasures.
•President Zelensky has conditioned assistance on ensuring Ukraine's own air defense capabilities remain intact.

Sources

U.S. will send anti-drone system to Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, off...

PBS NewsHour

Can Ukraine help defeat Iran’s drone swarms?

The Economist

Same Iranian Drones, Different War: How Ukraine's Battlefield Lessons Could Help...

news18

Affordable and efficient: Why everyone wants Ukraine’s drone interceptors

Euronews

‘We know Shaheds’: Ukraine touts drone expertise in US-Israel war with Iran

Al Jazeera

Ukraine to provide expertise on countering Shahed drones to Gulf countries

France24

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