In a recent development, President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, discussed a “mega deal” that would include the U.S. buying battlefield-tested Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kyiv agreeing to buy a swath of weapons from America. For the military community, this proposal is long overdue.
Experts have continuously warned that the U.S. is falling behind Russia and China in key areas of modern warfare — especially unmanned systems. American soldiers are ill-equipped to operate or defend against the types of drones that adversaries now deploy daily.
Ukrainian drone technology, forged in the crucible of war, offers a transformative opportunity for the U.S. military.
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