Inside the Ukrainian interceptor drones wanted around the Gulf
Ukraine War,Ukraine,Eastern Europe,Russia,Iran,Middle East,Drones
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Streaking across the sky with a terrifying wail, a Ukrainian-made quadrocopter swerves with unlikely agility for a device resembling a winged lava lamp.
Once a long-shot concept, the interceptor drone developed by private firm Wild Hornets is now key to Ukraine's defence against Russian drones - and soon, possibly, to combatting Iranian ones in the Gulf.
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