Inside the Ukraine drone tech factories that can help the US military

Inside the Ukraine drone tech factories that can help the US military


KYIV, Ukraine — With the US and Ukraine discussing a “mega deal” for Washington to purchase battle-tested drones from eastern Europe in exchange for American heavy weaponry, The Post got an exclusive look Friday at two Ukrainian companies that are developing the technology to blast Russian crafts out of the sky.

“In Ukraine, there is a phrase people have been using — that ‘quantity’ becomes ‘quality,’” said Nomad Drones co-founder and CEO Andrii Fedorov.

A single, highly advanced interceptor missile or rocket — such as those in America’s Patriot air-defense systems, can cost between $100,000 and $250,000, according to Pentagon data.

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Nomad Drones co-founder and CEO Andrii Fedorov with an interceptor drone in the company’s Kyiv factory. Kostiantyn Yaremenko

While those are effective for countering

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