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Japanese drone company Terra Drone has bought 50 percent of Ukraine’s Kurin Technologies for about $3.5 million, bringing a maker of frontline interceptors into its defense business. Kurin’s KT-1 and KT-2 are designed to catch the smaller threats that crowd the combat zone, including FPV attack drones, reconnaissance aircraft, and Russian Molniya drones. According to the companies, the interceptors can exceed 160 km/h, stay airborne for about 40 minutes, and are already used by units of Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps.
Kurin says it has capacity to produce more than 1,000 drones a month. Terra Drone plans to help increase production and use Kurin’s military relationships to introduce other systems to Ukrainian customers. The acquisition gives the Japanese company an established place in Ukraine’s fast-moving interceptor market, while Kurin gains backing for a larger production run. It is another deal built around equipment already being used against Russian drones at the front.
Ukrainian defense-tech company DoD Solution has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to develop AURA, its platform for drone autonomy. AURA pairs an onboard computer with operating software and AI tools, with the company aiming to give drones more ability to carry out missions independently. The new investment will support production of a next-generation AURA computer, further work on its software, and integration with drone manufacturers in Ukraine and abroad.
Canadian drone developer Draganfly joined as a strategic investor, alongside funds including Angel One Fund, Better Angle, Defence Builder Fund, and UAID Fund. DoD Solution is also building a component supply chain for European and North American customers and designing the new computer with U.S. defense procurement requirements in mind. The round gives a Ukrainian autonomy developer capital to move beyond software development and into scaled hardware production.
Ukraine’s Infozahyst is leading a new research and development office in Denmark for MITS Industries, the Danish-Ukrainian defense company it helped found. The office has already opened and will draw on Danish research facilities, specialized equipment, and engineers from several countries to develop technologies needed by Ukraine. Infozahyst builds signals-intelligence systems that detect, locate, and analyze electronic transmissions, including signals used by drones and other military equipment.
Its main research and manufacturing operations will stay in Ukraine, close to the forces using its products, while the Danish team takes on work that is difficult to pursue there alone. The company plans to expand the office’s staff. As the new office gets to work, MITS Industries is bringing Ukrainian battlefield experience into a European research network, alongside fellow founding partners Unwave, an electronic-warfare manufacturer, and MITS Capital.
Ukrainian drone maker Vyriy Industries says its Slavic reconnaissance copter has undergone initial combat trials with seven Armed Forces units and is being prepared for larger production. The company designed it as an alternative to Chinese commercial drones while keeping the controls familiar to DJI Mavic operators, so experienced crews can move to the new system quickly.
