Ukraine is offering its battle-tested, anti-Shahed drone interceptors to U.S. and Persian Gulf partners, hoping to trade that know-how for scarce Patriot missiles.

Kyiv is reviewing official requests from countries neighbouring Iran, as well as from the US and European countries, which are now asking Ukraine for help with anti-drone air defence.View on euronews

The deployment highlights Kyiv’s growing role in countering Iranian-designed drones — a capability Ukraine has developed during Russia’s full-scale invasion — while also underscoring the challenge of balancing support for partners abroad with Ukraine’s own wartime defense needs.

As Iran unleashes a wave of retaliatory drones strikes on critical infrastructure around in the Persian Gulf, Ukrainian expertise in countering those drones appears to be in demand.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten discussed joint arms production during his visit to Kyiv on Sunday, and he stressed

Militaries have had to get creative with anti-drone technology due to the proliferation of drones on the battlefield. Ukraine has even resorted to nets.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones.

Ukraine's drone boats have swept Russia's navy from the Black Sea. Now, startup Uforce plans to build drone boats, bombers and interceptors for NATO nations.