"Experts estimate that Iran has tens of thousands of Shahed drones. Recently released footage from Iranian media appears to show vast supplies stored in underground production facilities, signalling that Iran could deploy the weapons long into the foreseeable future."
"In Ukraine, drone technology has been used on battlefields since Russia's full-scale invasion began four years ago. Now, Ukrainians are sure that they have the answers for how to combat them."
"As Iranian-designed drones appear across the skies in the expanding conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, Kyiv is emerging as an unlikely source of solutions. At the centre of that shift is cost."
Ukraine has developed significant expertise in combating Iranian-made Shahed drones over four years of warfare with Russia. Iran possesses tens of thousands of these drones, with footage showing vast underground production facilities capable of sustaining long-term deployment. As Iranian drones now appear in Middle Eastern conflicts involving the US and Israel, Ukraine positions itself as a source of solutions for drone defense. The conflict has expanded beyond Ukraine, with drones deployed across multiple Middle Eastern countries. Ukrainian forces continue preparing for prolonged warfare despite ceasefire hopes, testing defensive weapons in field conditions. The shift toward Ukrainian expertise centers on cost efficiency, as traditional million-dollar air-defense missiles prove expensive for destroying relatively inexpensive drones.
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