U.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine's Drone Industry
Source: NY Times
The Biden administration declassified one last piece of information about how it has helped Ukraine: an account of its once-secret support for the country’s military drone industry.
U.S. officials said on Thursday that they had made big investments that helped Ukraine start and expand its production of drones as it battled Russia’s larger and better-equipped army.
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American officials said on Thursday that they believe the investments have made Ukraine’s drones more effective and deadly. They noted that Ukraine’s sea drones had destroyed a quarter of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, and that drones deployed on the front lines had helped slow Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine.
Mr. Sullivan said the drive to build Ukraine’s drone industry had provided “invaluable lessons” that the Biden administration had started to integrate into America’s own defense industry.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/ukraine-drones-biden-support.html
It looks like there have been some real benefits to our own military in having Ukraine test out our latest technology. Not only the tech itself, but also the strategies being used in deployment & targeting.