> "UK defence secretary John Healey has outlined new plans to send thousands of interceptor missiles to Ukraine every month, with the Ukrainian-developed UAV to be shared with the UK to help in the fight against Russia."

The UK isn’t just being generous, it’s paying for access to Ukrainian drone know-how. Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers.

> Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers.

Practice makes perfect.

There's some guy in Damascus who knows more about the real world use of the TOW than the people who built it.

> when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers

It's amazing what you can do when your choices are, in essence, "be destroyed" or "become an expert"

Ukraine was one of the key technology hubs of the USSR - well capable of making their own missiles, etc.

Someone elses war to upskill our own ability to wage war at a fraction of the cost? It's a weapons development dream for any Govt / R&D company

Hell, Poland asked Ukraine to provide some instructors to help them after the recent escalation of airspace violations they had.

Ukraine is seen as backwards because they are open about fighting corruption, which is taboo in the West.

> Too many in the West still cling to the fantasy that Ukraine is some backward state, when in fact it’s become one of the world’s top drone powers.

These are not exclusive concepts. I've seen too many videos of men being literally kidnapped off the street ("busification") to have sweet thoughts about the state.