{"id":90677,"date":"2026-02-16T08:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/892727784"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:05:23","slug":"ukrainian-defence-tech-gets-investment-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/ukrainian-defence-tech-gets-investment-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian defence tech gets investment boost"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Fourth Law secures strategic investment to accelerate drone AI development for Ukraine.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-headquartered defence technology company, has secured a new round of funding backed by Axon, the American public safety technology group.<\/span><\/p>\n

TFL builds AI and robotics for defence and public safety. Its flagship products\u2014the Lupynis-10-TFL-1 UAV and the TFL-1 autonomy module\u2014are in active service with more than 50 Ukrainian military units across multiple sections of the front line. The company\u2019s first-level autonomy doubles to quadruples FPV drone mission success rates, adding just 10 per cent to unit cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its most recent product, TFL-AntiShahed, is a module for interceptor drones that uses on-the-edge AI to detect and highlight strike drones\u2014including the Russian-Iranian Shahed and Geran types\u2014far faster than the human eye can manage.<\/span><\/p>\n

TFL\u2019s autonomy technology is designed to work across platforms. Beyond its own Lupynis-10, the company\u2019s AI modules have been integrated with dozens of third-party UAV manufacturers. They can be fitted to external airframes, paired with different ground stations, and operated across various connectivity architectures.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a major milestone on our mission of strengthening the defensibility of Ukraine and the Free World,\u201d said Yaroslav Azhnyuk, founder and chief executive of The Fourth Law. \u201cAxon may be the most prominent investor to back a Ukraine-born defence tech company to date. The funding will go toward R&D on new autonomy capabilities required to protect cities and critical infrastructure from Shahed-type attacks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Investors increasingly recognise that Uk<\/span>raine<\/span> is<\/span> inno<\/span>vating<\/span> drone technology at a pace most of the<\/span> wor<\/span>ld<\/span> isn\u2019t built to match.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTeams like The Fourth Law are developing autonomy under real battlefield constraints, where systems are built, tested, and improved in real time,\u201d says Rick Smith, founder and chief executive of Axon. \u201cWe\u2019re investing because the world can learn how drones are developed and deployed in Ukraine, and we believe even more solutions with global relevance will emerge from the work companies like The Fourth Law are doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe first met Axon through BRAVE1, Ukraine\u2019s defence tech cluster. After Rick Smith met [Minister of Defence of Ukraine] Mykhailo Fedorov, BRAVE1 introduced our teams and supported the process that led to this investment. It\u2019s a good example of how the defence innovation ecosystem BRAVE1 has built in Ukraine is designed to work,\u201d added Azhnyuk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fedorov himself also commented on the deal, saying, \u201cAI is transforming the landscape of warfare. Autonomous technologies are driving precision, accelerating decision-making, and saving soldiers\u2019 lives. The partnership between The Fourth Law and Axon highlights the rise of Ukrainian defence-tech firms as global leaders defining the future of security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: The Fourth Wall.<\/em><\/p>\n

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