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According to Rheinmetall, AHEAD rounds are designed to counter low-cost UAVs and are less susceptible to electronic countermeasures. The cost per engagement is estimated at approximately €4,000 — significantly lower than missile-based air defense systems such as IRIS-T.

OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their weapons since WWII, when come to high tech weapons technology.

The Ukrainian Air Force has published video footage illustrating Skynex’s performance, showing short bursts from the system effectively neutralizing Shahed drones. The footage also highlights the role of the AHEAD munitions, which are programmed in the barrel and detonate at a calculated point in space near the target to maximize impact.

Skynex has been integrated into Ukraine’s broader layered air defense architecture to address the growing threat of mass drone attacks targeting military and civilian infrastructure.

Earlier, on September 25, 2024, Ukraine’s Air Command “West” released footage of Skynex air defense systems during training exercises, 2 systems financed by German govt at a cost of €182 million, were delivered to Ukraine in 2024 & remain the only units in operational use worldwide.

OMG something very new toy from Germany:

Germany OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their hard tools in producing and proving very effective their weapons they built since WWII, when they can come up with such products of high tech weapons technology.

Germany’s Drone Killer in Action: Ukraine Deploys Skynex to Destroy 7 Russian Shaheds Overnight — UNITED24 Media https://share.google/YCp48TpXZ6BlDi0zk

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According to Rheinmetall, AHEAD rounds are designed to counter low-cost UAVs and are less susceptible to electronic countermeasures. The cost per engagement is estimated at approximately €4,000 — significantly lower than missile-based air defense systems such as IRIS-T.

OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their weapons since WWII, when come to high tech weapons technology.

The Ukrainian Air Force has published video footage illustrating Skynex’s performance, showing short bursts from the system effectively neutralizing Shahed drones. The footage also highlights the role of the AHEAD munitions, which are programmed in the barrel and detonate at a calculated point in space near the target to maximize impact.

Skynex has been integrated into Ukraine’s broader layered air defense architecture to address the growing threat of mass drone attacks targeting military and civilian infrastructure.

Earlier, on September 25, 2024, Ukraine’s Air Command “West” released footage of Skynex air defense systems during training exercises, 2 systems financed by German govt at a cost of €182 million, were delivered to Ukraine in 2024 & remain the only units in operational use worldwide.

OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their weapons since WWII, when come to high tech weapons technology.

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Latest news from Kyiv, is launching a new interception system designed to neutralize Russian UAVs targeting the capital. The initiative was announced by the Kyiv City Military Administration on July 11 & is being implemented under the directive of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

This marks the expansion of the large-scale “Chyste Nebo”  project, aimed at strengthening air defense domestically produced interceptor drones. A total of $6.5 million has been allocated for its implementation funding will be used not only to purchase equipment but to build a comprehensive response system.

This includes establishing a dedicated training center for drone operators, forming mobile units remain on standby in Kyiv & its surrounding areas, w/close coordination with General Staff, it Air Force, and other branches of Defense Forces to achieve maximum synergy with the country’s existing air defense infrastructure. According to admin, the pilot phase of Chyste Nebo project in the Kyiv region has already proven effective, 

Noted: nearly 550 Russian Shahed drones been intercepted since its launch.

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Latest news from Kyiv, is launching a new interception system designed to neutralize Russian UAVs targeting the capital. The initiative was announced by the Kyiv City Military Administration on July 11 & is being implemented under the directive of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

This marks the expansion of the large-scale “Chyste Nebo”  project, aimed at strengthening air defense domestically produced interceptor drones. A total of $6.5 million has been allocated for its implementation funding will be used not only to purchase equipment but to build a comprehensive response system.

This includes establishing a dedicated training center for drone operators, forming mobile units remain on standby in Kyiv & its surrounding areas, w/close coordination with General Staff, it Air Force, and other branches of Defense Forces to achieve maximum synergy with the country’s existing air defense infrastructure. According to admin, the pilot phase of Chyste Nebo project in the Kyiv region has already proven effective, 

Noted: nearly 550 Russian Shahed drones been intercepted since its launch.

OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their weapons since WWII, when come to high tech weapons technology. And here...

Japan follow up with their new toy for Ukraine eye on the sky. And from Japan: (More than a tech upgrade).

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OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their weapons since WWII, when come to high tech weapons technology. And here...

Japan follow up with their new toy for Ukraine eye on the sky. And from Japan: (More than a tech upgrade).

Skyeton, the Ukrainian developer of the well-known long-range Raybird unmanned aerial vehicles, which have logged over 350,000 hours of combat flights, has become a target of technological espionage by unscrupulous European companies, The Telegraph reports. The Raybird vehicles are capable of carrying different types of payloads, such as reconnaissance cameras, radio frequency locators, and other equipment, and flying up to 2,500km on missions up to 28 hours long.

Roman Kniazhenko, the company’s CEO, reveals this. According to him, Western manufacturers visit “as guests” with alleged proposals for cooperation, but instead they are trying to steal production secrets.

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Skyeton, the Ukrainian developer of the well-known long-range Raybird unmanned aerial vehicles, which have logged over 350,000 hours of combat flights, has become a target of technological espionage by unscrupulous European companies, The Telegraph reports. The Raybird vehicles are capable of carrying different types of payloads, such as reconnaissance cameras, radio frequency locators, and other equipment, and flying up to 2,500km on missions up to 28 hours long.

Roman Kniazhenko, the company’s CEO, reveals this. According to him, Western manufacturers visit “as guests” with alleged proposals for cooperation, but instead they are trying to steal production secrets.

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Latest news Ukraine
EU pours billions into drone firms that steal from Ukraine’s Skyeton, company with 350,000 combat flight hours
Roman Kniazhenko’s team works 24/7 to survive, while foreign companies copy their tech and collect contracts worth billions.

by
Olena Mukhina
12/07/2025
3 minute read

Raybird, an unmanned aerial vehicle by Ukrainian Skyeton company. Source: Focus
EU pours billions into drone firms that steal from Ukraine’s Skyeton, company with 350,000 combat flight hours
Skyeton, the Ukrainian developer of the well-known long-range Raybird unmanned aerial vehicles, which have logged over 350,000 hours of combat flights, has become a target of technological espionage by unscrupulous European companies, The Telegraph reports.

The Raybird vehicles are capable of carrying different types of payloads, such as reconnaissance cameras, radio frequency locators, and other equipment, and flying up to 2,500km on missions up to 28 hours long.

Roman Kniazhenko, the company’s CEO, reveals this. According to him, Western manufacturers visit “as guests” with alleged proposals for cooperation, but instead they are trying to steal production secrets.

“Then they do beautiful pitch books, beautiful presentations about how they’re operating in Ukraine. But actually they’ve done just a couple of flights in Lviv [the western city more than 1,000km from the front line],” he says. Sometimes, Kniazhenko continues, he sees in their presentations, “literally my own words, without any change.”

He also emphasizes that while Ukrainian drones withstand very real combat conditions, taking off even from puddles, European govts are spending billions on products that merely simulate combat effectiveness. “The big problem, after that, is that billions of dollars go to the companies that still don’t have any idea what they’re doing,” says Kniazhenko.

Meanwhile, Skyeton team, currently 500 people strong, works 24/7 developing drones for the toughest frontline conditions. One example: effectiveness was an operation in Black Sea: Ukrainian special forces went missing at night, and a Raybird, with its lights on, was able to locate them in the dark waters. 

“From one side, everything looks perfect for us. But it was like hell, a night of hell. When you are destroying something you feel good for a couple seconds. But when you know that you saved someone. Like, it’s a totally different feeling,” explains Kniazhenko.

He also urges the West to fund the production of Ukrainian drones on its territory instead of starting a startup from scratch. Every country has the technologies it is good at, he stresses, adding that for Ukraine, it is clear that it is drones.

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OMG something very new toy from Germany:

Germany OMG: As I always said a few times, Germany is always in their best, very original dual master of their hard tools in producing and proving very effective their weapons they built since WWII, when they can come up with such products of high tech weapons technology.

Germany’s Drone Killer in Action: Ukraine Deploys Skynex to Destroy 7 Russian Shaheds Overnight — UNITED24 Media https://share.google/YCp48TpXZ6BlDi0zk

According to info published by the German newspaper Bild on July 14,
2025, Armin Papperger, Chairman of the Exe Board of Rheinmetall AG, confirmed German defense company is currently in advanced negotiations w/German gov to deliver between 6000 & up to 7,000 combat vehicles, aim is to equip several newly structured brigades as effort to modernize expand the Bundeswehr’s (German army) combat readiness.
Germany launches historic rearmament program with plans to acquire up to 7000 combat vehicles. Rheinmetall to lead built largest land forces modernization since WWII. German govt procurement plan includes core armored platforms such as the Leopard 2 main battle tank, Puma tracked infantry fighting vehicle, and Boxer 8x8 armored personnel carrier. According to Armin Papperger, surge in demand bring Rheinmetall upto 70 billion euros defense contracts over next twelve mths, only from Germany.
This massive acquisition drive is part of Germany’s strategic response to growing geopolitical threats, particularly from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Since then, Berlin has committed to overhauling its defense, moving away from decades of post-Cold War restraint toward a fully equipped, combat-ready force aligned with NATO’s forward defense goals, plan to add thousands of armored fighting vehicles represents a fundamental transformation of the Bundeswehr’s capabilities structure. Rheinmetall, already a critical supplier to NATO forces, is positioning itself as the central industrial actor behind Germany’s land forces renewal. New vehicles will enable Germany to establish multiple brigades, capable of rapid deployment, sustained op within NATO's deterrence framework in Eastern Europe.

Germany’s current combat vehicle: 313 main battle tanks, comprising 209 Leopard 2A5/A6 & 104 Leopard 2A7V variants, in iffantry vehicle category, the Bundeswehr op 680 IFVs, including 258 Marder 1A3/A4, 72 Marder 1A5, & 350 Puma. Armored personnel carriers, total 802, broken down into 112 tracked APCs (75 Bv-206S and 37 M113) and 690 wheeled APCs (331 Boxer & 359 TPz-1 Fuchs). Procurement is expected to replace older systems & expand NATO force to meet Germany’s commitment.
The Leopard 2A8 is atest most advanced variant proven Leopard 2 tank family. It features cutting-edge protection system including Israeli-designed Trophy active protection system, improved mine & IED resistance, upgraded optics, enhanced battlefield survivability. Armed with a 120mm smoothbore cannon, Leopard 2A8 is engineered for high-intensity warfare against peer adversaries to designed to maintain overmatch in mobility, protection, and firepower on the modern battlefield.

While Puma infantry vehicle represents a new generation of tracked IFVs in the German Army, Puma offers high levels of crew protection, modular armor options, advanced battlefield networking, & is equipped with a stabilized 30mm MK30-2/ABM automatic cannon with airburst capability. Puma is designed to transport mechanized infantry while providing direct fire support in both conventional and asymmetric environments. Boxer 8x8 is a highly modular wheeled armored vehicle platform produced by the ARTEC consortium, with Rheinmetall as a key partner. Its interchangeable mission modules allow rapid configuration into a variety of roles, for eg as a armored personnel carrier, command post, medical evacuation, or fire support. With proven performance in multiple with several NATO countries, Boxer offers a balance of protection, mobility & tactical versatility. Bundeswehr currently op 331 Boxer vehicles in various configurations, making it a cornerstone of Germany’s wheeled combat capability. This historic procurement push increase in German defense spending. Since 2022, Germany has created a 100 billion euro special fund to modernize the Bundeswehr is now among top NATO contributors. By 2025, Berlin’s budget is expected to reach 85 billion euros, the federal govt officially approved plans to progressively increase military spending to reach 5% 
of GDP over next few years. Represent a seismic shift in German defense policy, positioning, not only as NATO’s largest economic contributor in Euro but also as future top conventional land power.

Alongside armored procurement, plans to increase active-duty personnel from 180,000 to over 200,000 by 2030 & expand investment on ammo production, missile defense, logistics, and cyber capabilities. In light of ongoing security threats from Russia, German defense authorities now consider the possibility of a direct Russian offensive against NATO territory within the next five to eight years as a credible risk. The rapid rearmament of the Bundeswehr is therefore seen as a strategic necessity to deter aggression and ensure Germany can fulfill its operational commitments to NATO’s collective defense. As Europe’s largest economy reclaims a leading military role on the continent, this unprecedented deal w/Rheinmetall marks a decisive turning point in Germany’s defense trajectory.

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German lawmakers have voted to allow a huge increase in defence infrastructure spending - a seismic shift for the country that could reshape European defence. A two-thirds majority of Bundestag parliamentarians, required for change, approved the vote on Tuesday.

The law will exempt spending on defence and security from Germany's strict debt rules, and create a €500bn ($547bn; £420bn) infrastructure fund.

This vote is a historic move for traditionally debt-shy Germany, & could be hugely significant for Europe, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds on, & SAO President Donald the duck, Solals Trump signalled a very uncertain commitment to Nato and to Europe's defence...

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