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> "UK defence secretary John Healey has outlined new plans to send thousands of interceptor missiles to Ukraine every month, with the Ukrainian-developed UAV to
by poszlem 1y ago
> "UK defence secretary John Healey has outlined new plans to send thousands of interceptor missiles to Ukraine every month, with the Ukrainian-developed UAV to be shared with the UK to help in the fight against Russia."
The UK isn’t just being generous, it’s paying for access to Ukrainian drone know-how. Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers.
- pmarreck 1y ago> when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers It's amazing what you can do when your choices are, in essence, "be destroyed" or "become an expert"
- potato3732842 1y ago> Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers. Practice makes perfect. There's some guy in Damascus who knows more about the real world use of the TOW than the people who built it.
- varispeed 1y agoUkraine is seen as backwards because they are open about fighting corruption, which is taboo in the West.
- MangoToupe 1y ago> Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers. These are not exclusive concepts. I've seen too many videos of men being literally kidnapped off the street ("busification") to have sweet thoughts about the state.
- poszlem 1y agoThis is something that has happened in so-called 'civilized' countries before, and it will happen again if they ever face a war of that scale.
- MangoToupe 1y agoSure. My point stands.
- spookie 1y agoHell, Poland asked Ukraine to provide some instructors to help them after the recent escalation of airspace violations they had.
- weego 1y agoSomeone elses war to upskill our own ability to wage war at a fraction of the cost? It's a weapons development dream for any Govt / R&D company
- HarHarVeryFunny 1y agoUkraine was one of the key technology hubs of the USSR - well capable of making their own missiles, etc.