"Iranian attack drones are the same 'shaheds' that have been striking our cities, villages, and our Ukrainian infrastructure throughout this war. It's our innovation, and I think it would be very useful for our partners right now in the Middle East."
"Ukraine's engineers have developed a variety of ways to shoot down the drones, such as lasers and AI-enabled interceptor drones, some of which cost as little as $1,000. Their overall success rate against Shaheds stands at about 90 percent, according to Ukrainian government estimates."
"To the surprise of some officials in Kyiv, no one from the U.S. bothered to ask Ukraine to share its expertise in how to defend against drones before starting the offensive in Iran. I have not received any direct requests, Zelensky told reporters."
The U.S. and Israel assembled massive military forces to respond to Iranian attacks, but encountered inefficiencies in their air defense strategy by using advanced, expensive systems against cheap, replaceable drones. Ukraine has developed superior counter-drone capabilities over years of experience with Russian-deployed Iranian Shahed-136 drones, achieving approximately 90 percent success rates using innovative methods including lasers and AI-enabled interceptor drones costing as little as $1,000. Ukrainian officials expressed surprise that U.S. allies did not request this expertise before launching their offensive. Following initial non-communication, Ukrainian President Zelensky began coordinating with Middle Eastern leaders to share these defense innovations.
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