The company said the test demonstrated the system’s ability to provide early detection of radio-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles at sea, warning operators about approaching threats before they enter a critical engagement zone. The maritime configuration also enables identification of drone types to support the selection of appropriate countermeasures.

Ukraine is now a great shipping power in the sense that nobody else in the world knows how to protect ships in a littoral context against small unmanned craft as proficiently as Ukraine does. To say this is a crucial, strategic aspect of projecting geopolitical power through global trade is an understatement.