Maybe the EU and the UK should be taking to them right now?
According to an exclusive report by Axios Ukrainian officials offered the Trump administration a plan to establish world-wide operating anti-drone network, which would not only operate in Europe but also in the Middle East and even east Asia. The exchange, which occurred in August 2025, contained slides describing the concept and provided maps.
The defense network, which would have been made up by 20 million drones, a multi-layer capability and assert "American drone dominance", would have been capable to counter even the Shahed waves, which are harassing the Middle East right now.....
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/us-...ti-drone-offer
Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year
Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios — showing how it could protect American forces and their allies in a Middle East war.
The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week because of more-than-expected drone strikes from Iran.
Why it matters: Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the biggest tactical miscalculations by the administration since the bombing of Iran began Feb. 28, two U.S. officials tell Axios.
Iran's inexpensive Shahed drones have been linked to the deaths of seven U.S. service members, and have cost the U.S. and its friends in the region millions of dollars to intercept.
"If there's a tactical error or a mistake we made leading up to this [war in Iran], this was it," a U.S. official acknowledged.......
