• Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Ukraine has paid for that drone tech with blood and PTSD, they better demand some steep payment

      • testaccount372920@piefed.zip
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        3 days ago

        Ukraine has indeed bought (and received for free) a lot of drones and drone tech, but far from all of it. They and Russia are currently the only states in the world with extensive battlefield experience that both sides have translated to modified and new tech. It makes perfect sense that Ukraine wants to sell its tech since they need both the money and foreign production capacity.

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          They and Russia are currently the only states in the world with extensive battlefield experience

          Angry Houthi noises

          Nevermind the Americans, who have been exploiting drone technology since the Iraq War. Afghanistan was thick with them by the time we pulled out. Syria and Libya, as well. And the Sudanese War, the border skirmishes between Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan/India skirmishes, and the Gaza genocide (October 7th was only possible with makeshift drones, and the Israelis paid them back 1000x using far more advanced units) all made extensive use of remote and semi-autonomous weapons.

          Ukraine (and Russia) have been the primary markets for new tech. But the tech has been coming from outside the house. Ukraine’s national debt is soaring in large part due to their reliance on foreign technology and mercenaries. They are, at best, going to operate as middle-men and resellers, not originators or patent owners.

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    3 days ago

    By Allies I hope he means the EU (without Hungary) and not the US. So maybe just France, Germany, Norway and Canada.

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    3 days ago

    Ukraine could also demand Taurus in exchange for their expertise.

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    In 2007 Ukraine joined the sanctions on Iran for it’s civilian nuclesr program then people wonder why iran get closer to Russia. Someone who has his country invaded should not support another invasion