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Where drone developers see the EU getting it right, and wrong, on defense

BERLIN, Germany — In a former hangar at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, German and Ukrainian drone companies turned out in force at a new defense conference to cut deals, discuss their role in shaping the future of warfare, and make clear their needs from the EU and national governments. "It's a really positive shift that Europe is investing more effort, specifically upping financial resources," Maximilian Enders of Tytan Technologies told the Kyiv Independent in an interview at the New Age Defense

PMCs legally don't exist in Ukraine. They're booming anyway

Across Ukraine, dozens of private firms train drone operators, clear minefields, maintain military hardware, and teach foreign clients how to fight a modern war. Some go as far as calling themselves private military companies. Yet, in the eyes of Ukrainian law, they do not exist. Ukrainian legislation prohibits armed formations outside state control and has never recognized PMCs, even as most of the activities associated with them carry on under ordinary licenses, permits, and commercial contr

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