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How Ukraine has become a testing ground for new military technologies

July 14, 2023

Since Russian invaded the country in Feb. 2022, a variety of new military technologies have been tested in Ukraine. Advanced technologies have made the difference on the ground — as exemplified by US software used by Ukrainian officers to create detailed digital maps of battlefields. Meanwhile, Ukrainians have been developing their own innovation capabilities. Recent …

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Ukraine to offer $1 million reward at anti-drone hackathon

June 22, 2023

An “Anti-Shahed Drone Hackathon” will be held for Ukrainian teams this week-end (June 24-25). The initiative was announced by the ministry of Digital Transformation earlier this month as part of the ‘Drone Army’ project. The authorities expect to bring together talented developers, engineers, cyberspecialists and volunteers in order to create advanced systems and technologies for detecting, tracking …

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Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Luxembourg launch “IT coalition” to bring Ukraine closer to NATO

June 19, 2023

Ukraine, Estonia and Luxembourg have launched an “IT coalition” as part of the coordinated defense effort against Russia, Oleksii Reznikov announced on June 15 during a Ramstein meeting in Brussels The Ukrainian minister of defense tweeted: “Today, at a UDCG [Ukraine Defense Contact Group] meeting, my colleagues, François Bausch [Luxembourg’s defense minister] and Hanno Pevkur [Estonia’s defense …

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Ukraine launches tech cluster to increase defense capabilities

April 27, 2023

On April 26 the Ukrainian authorities launched an online platform to streamline and support innovation in defense technologies. Dubbed ‘Brave1,’ the platform aims to unite industry and government stakeholders, providing the latter with “organizational, informational, and financial support for defense tech projects in Ukraine.” The covered fields include, in particular, weapon systems, drones, robots, demining systems, protection …

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From Kyiv, to Kharkiv, to Kherson: How US-made algorithmic warfare systems make the difference on Ukraine’s battlefields

December 27, 2022

The Washington Post has met Ukrainian military officers using software provided by US tech company Palantir to create detailed digital maps of Ukrainian battlefields. The technology takes advantage of “ubiquitous, unstoppable sensors that surround every potential battlefield,” with data coming from a variety of sources — from the most secret intelligence tools to commercial satellite imagery. …

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‘Hack For Peace” invites developers, entrepreneurs, mentors and investors to create anti-war tech products (Oct. 21-23)

August 12, 2022

Sigma Software Group, a Swedish-Ukrainian IT company, and Tech Nation, a UK platform providing support services to forward-looking leaders and founders, have teamed up to host‘Hack for Peace.’ This cross-European hackathon aims to support the creation of anti-war tech products. The organizers welcome aspiring newcomers, advanced coders, professional entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and all others who …

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AeroVironment donates over 100 unmanned aircraft systems to Ukrainian army

April 19, 2022

Arlington, Va. — AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced it will donate more than 100 Quantix™ Recon unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and operational training services to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and territorial forces amid the ongoing war against Russia. The donation was presented to the Ambassador and the Defence Attaché at the …

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Ukraine launches NFT ‘Museum of War’ in crypto crowdfunding push

March 25, 2022

Ukraine started auctioning off a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Friday in an expansion of a cryptocurrency fundraising push that Kyiv says has already collected more than $65 million for its war effort. The ‘Meta History: Museum of War’ collection is a series of digital images – including silhouettes of warplanes, screengrabs of news …

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Ukrainian army starts using US startup’s facial recognition technology

March 13, 2022

Ukraine’s defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology, the company’s chief executive told Reuters, after the U.S. startup offered to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead. Ukraine is receiving free access to Clearview AI’s powerful search engine for faces, letting authorities potentially vet people of interest at checkpoints, …

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Amateur open-source researchers went viral unpacking the war in Ukraine

March 7, 2022

Under the pseudonym Intel Crab, University of Alabama sophomore Justin Peden has become an unlikely source of information about the unfolding Ukraine-Russia war. From his dorm room, the 20-year-old sifts through satellite images, TikTok videos, and security feeds, sharing findings like troop movements and aircraft models with more than 220,000 followers on Twitter. Peden said that …

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Donbas separatists use DIY drones to attack Ukrainian government trenches

February 27, 2020

Donbas separatists have weaponized consumer drones to drop grenades on Ukrainian government trenches, reports Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Consumer drones have been used for reconnaissance, but separatists are now using them increasingly for attacks. A Ukrainian military charity says there are about three such drone attacks per day.

Ukrainian startup develops AI-based landmine detection system

October 1, 2019

The Kyiv (Kiev)-based firm Zpoken has developed an experimental system, called Minect.ai, to detect landmines and other projectiles utilizing neural networks. It can process in real-time visual data streams from multiple sources including drones, robots and smartphones to recognize and pinpoint the location of landmines. “We participated in a military and defense exhibition here in Kyiv, …

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