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Shield AI has opened an office in Kyiv, Ukraine, where it is training Ukrainian warfighters on operations with V-BAT, a vertical take-off and landing drone developed by North Texas' Martin UAV. [Photos: Shield AI]
Shield AI Opens Office in Kyiv to Train Ukrainians on North Texas-Developed V‑BAT Drones
by David Seeley | Jan 16, 2025
Three years after acquiring Plano-based Martin UAV and its innovative V-BAT drones, San Diego-based Shield AI is now on the ground in Kyiv. Its team is working with Ukrainian drone operators, delivering training that will prepare them for deploying V-BATs to the front lines of the country's war with Russia.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 20, 2023
The war in Ukraine is an ongoing struggle that is wreaking havoc on residents' lives and destroying much of that nation's infrastructure. But once conditions allow, Dallas-based infrastructure consulting firm AECOM will work with Ukraine on its recovery. AECOM CEO Troy Rudd calls the reconstruction "one of the world’s greatest humanitarian and infrastructure priorities."
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by David Seeley |
Apr 25, 2023
Ukraine is firing up to 7,000 rounds of artillery daily in its war with Russia. The U.S. and Ukraine's other allies are at pains to keep up with the demand, as they see their own stockpiles dwindling. Weapons like BAE System's M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer (above) are powerless without artillery rounds. Now General Dynamics aims to help shore up the U.S. Defense Department's supply—by opening a new artillery casings plant in a Mesquite industrial park, according to the Dallas Morning News.
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