Ukraine and NATO Initiate Joint Program for Drone and Air-Defense Technology Development

Ukraine and NATO have launched UNITE - Brave NATO, a joint grant program to scale drone and air-defense technology by pairing Ukrainian and allied firms. This initiative responds to warnings from NATO's top transformation commander about the necessity for Western nations to redesign their weapons industrial base to withstand large-scale attacks and quickly replace high-end interceptors, a topic also discussed by Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump.