Ukraine is in talks with the US and several Gulf states about replicating Kyiv’s acoustic detection network to counter Iranian attack drones, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ukrainian officials, drone company representatives and a person involved in the talks said discussions are taking place across government, military and private-sector levels. They are looking at how Kyiv’s anti-drone technologies — honed in the four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion — could be adapted for use in the Middle East, as the war in the region enters a second week.
“Americans gave very concrete requests [to Ukraine] — so based on their requests, what they need, we will provide,” the person familiar with the discussions told the FT.