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ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE's Drone Technology To Be at the Center of Europe's "Anti-drone Wall" [1]

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Date: 2025-09-17

UKRAINE … what an amazing story.

Right before the eyes of the whole world, in the short period of three years and change, a country viewed as an expendable “rejected stone” to be pulverized in three days by the Mighty Russian military machine has not only persisted and placed itself in a position to win against the former “super power” but has now become the de facto “corner stone” upon which Europe’s emerging security architecture is going to be built. On any level that is amazing. And to be applauded.

Putin, Krasnov and their European minions like Fico of Slovakia and Orban of Hungary may cavil and hoot like the rabblement from the cheap nose bleed seats at the arena of European affairs, hoping to delay what is now inevitable ... Ukraine’s inexorable march away from the odiousness of Russk[y Mir into a front row seat in European affairs. Ukraine needs Europe and Europe needs Ukraine. The twain shall not be separated. Not by the unavailing machinations of Fico, Orban or even Poland’s vacillating new president, Nawrocki. I remember my secondary school Greek master using an ancient koine Greek word to describe the creation of such a union … συναρμολογέω synarmologeo … to join/fasten closely together, as in the construction of a strong house.

Ukraine’s existential struggle against a revanchist Russia along with Krasnov’s equivocation and obvious reluctance to help our European allies in the North Atlantic Treaty even when Russia impudently violates their national air space with military drones, has certainly gotten Europe’s attention. The message is clear… America is not coming. Europe, you are on your own against whatever Putin’s megalomaniacal plans are.

Enter Ukraine, the Johnny-on-the-spot with the latest and greatest and niftiest of drone technology. Not any old laboratory grade drone technology, mind you, but one that has been battle-tested and has gotten the big bad Russian bear looking for bombed out basements and denuded tree lines on the Eastern Ukrainian agricultural steppe land to hide in. Not only that but against hundreds and hundreds of Russian drones each day, Ukraine has developed an anti-drone wall through which only a few manage to pass to cause their devilish deeds. It is not yet 100% successful but all things considered, it is at the technological cutting edge and getting better by the day. As they say in the street of my old Oakland, CA neighborhood, it’s the real shizzle. Europe needs it and Europe wants it. And Ukraine is willing to share it:

Europe plans to use Ukrainian technology to create an "anti-drone wall" against Russia The European Union plans to spend billions of euros on an "anti-drone wall" using technologies tested in Ukraine after Russian incursions into NATO airspace. This initiative aims to address the vulnerability where NATO relies on expensive technology to intercept cheap drones. unn.ua/...

A ‘drone wall’ and Ukraine pact: the EU ups its ambitions on defense BERLIN — Europe’s defense and autonomy were front and center in Wednesday’s State of the European Union address by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In a combative speech that was interspersed with applause and some jeers from the far right, she characterized the present time as “Europe’s independence moment” and unveiled a series of new EU initiatives to strengthen the continent. Among the measures is a “drone alliance” that the EU will form with Ukraine. The €6 billion ($7 billion) program is designed “so that Ukraine keeps its edge, and Europe strengthens its own,” Von der Leyen said. She pointed to Ukraine’s drone-warfare revolution, having gone from few such weapons to unmanned systems now accounting for over two-thirds of Russian equipment losses on the battlefield, she said. www.defensenews.com/...

President Zelenskyy had earlier called on Europe to create such a pan-European air defense system, saying:

Zelenskyy Calls On Europe To Develop Air Defense After Latest Russian Attack "Now is the time to implement the joint protection of our European skies with a multilayered air defense system. All the technologies for this are already in place. What is needed are investments and determination -- strong actions and decisions from all our partners." www.rferl.org/...

ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE is ready. Come along now, Europa. Come, let’s do what has to be done to win this struggle. And “Europe’s independence moment”.

SLAVA UKRAINI ! PEREMOHA(Victory) !!

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