Merops

New Capabilities

Deploying to NATO allies and under consideration for Middle East sales

Russia began bombing Ukrainian cities with Iranian-made Shahed drones in October 2022. Three and a half years later, Ukraine has turned that onslaught into an exportable advantage: low-cost interceptor drones, costing as little as $2,100 apiece, that now account for more than 70 percent of Shahed kills — and that the Pentagon, Gulf states, and NATO allies all want to buy. On March 5, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine would provide 'necessary resources' to counter Iranian drones in the Middle East, following reports that the Pentagon and at least one Gulf government were in active procurement talks for Ukrainian interceptors.

Updated Mar 6