In four years, Ukraine has gone from producing a few thousand drones annually to manufacturing millions, and the output is expected to hit a record 10 million in 2026, according to President Zelenskyy.
Ukraine's defense industry looked radically different before the war with Russia. Military and financial aid traveled in one direction: East. Today, the country is exporting combat drones to the United States under the Pentagon's Drone Dominance program. It has also signed a major drone cooperation alliance with the European Union.
