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Ukraine is already helping countries in the Persian Gulf defend themselves from Iranian drones
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On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries.
Key facts
- If Tesla can churn out 500,000 vehicles a year from one factory, then the U.S. should be able to make 10,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, he argued
- Instead, the U.S. military typically procured about 90 Tomahawks per year before the Iran war, though the maximum rate of production is estimated to be 2,330 per year, according to the Center
- On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries
- At Stake earlier this week, he called Ukraine the “arsenal of democracy,” a term first used to describe the U.S. during World War II as it sustained allies with weapons and supplies
Summary
The transformation of warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago is also changing how countries must adapt their defense industries, and Kyiv is leading the way, according to former CIA director, retired Gen. At Stake earlier this week, he called Ukraine the “arsenal of democracy,” a term first used to describe the U.S. during World War II as it sustained allies with weapons and supplies. “Ukraine in the future, I think, will be the most important military industrial complex in the free world,” Petraeus said. Ukraine’s integration of hardware and software is also extraordinary, he noted, adding the pace of innovation is constant. In fact, Ukraine has recently developed new, more advanced drones with longer ranges that have evaded air defenses, allowing them to attack vital oil facilities deep inside Russian territory.