The United States is trying to gain access to military technology developed by Ukraine during the war, including artificial intelligence-assisted targeting systems, GPS-free navigation, and intellectual property rights that would allow the reproduction of Ukrainian drones, according to information published by Bloomberg.
The discussions are part of a potential cooperation agreement in the field of drones, still under analysis at the highest political level.
According to the cited source, the US Department of Defense has requested testing of a range of drones and electronic warfare systems developed by Ukraine, with a view to potential acquisitions. However, the negotiations are confidential, and so far no final agreement has been signed.
The USA wants not only to buy, but also to reproduce Ukrainian technology.
The stakes of the negotiations go beyond the simple acquisition of weaponry. After more than four years of war, Ukraine has developed technologies tested directly on the battlefield – and Washington is interested not only in buying them, but also in being able to reproduce them.
Among the technologies considered essential are AI-assisted targeting systems, GPS-free navigation, and secure communication channels, as well as the practical experience accumulated by the Ukrainian army in using these.
During a recent hearing in the US Senate Armed Services Committee, the Secretary for the Army, Dan Driscoll, described the operating system of the Ukrainian drone network as “absolutely incredible”.
“This architecture fully integrates each drone, each sensor, and each firing platform into a single unified network. Our current system is not capable of such a thing,” Driscoll acknowledged in front of the American senators.
According to representatives of the defense industry, Ukrainian drones have become extremely attractive to Western partners due to their demonstrated efficiency in the war with Russia.
Ukraine intends to produce approximately three million attack drones this year. By comparison, the United States built about 300,000 last year.
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