As our U.S. delegation briefs partners on Ukraine’s ongoing fight for freedom, we’re also releasing the September issue of Defense Tech Monthly. This issue tracks the fastest-moving fronts of defense innovation and counter-innovation: ▪️ Decoy Arms Race — smarter mockups (solar-powered barrel heaters, simulated firing) are forcing upgrades in interceptor’s tactics and system of target verification. ▪️ Poland vs. Cheap Drones — great cost gap between low-cost UAVs and high-cost interceptors — and what lessons of the Ukrainian frontline suggest instead. ▪️ Russia’s Counter-UAV Radar Backbone — an air-space control radar grid that powers more effective interceptors. ▪️ Relay Drones on Fiber — extending the reach of strike UAVs with tethered repeaters. ▪️ Dual-Camera “Gerbera” Drones — new optics to spot and sidestep interceptors. ▪️ Ukraine’s Deep Strikes — longer-range, multi-domain pressure — from refineries to radars and logistics. ▪️ Black Sea: Auxiliary Fleet at Risk — severe damage to the Russian Project MPSV07 auxiliary ship. ▪️ Ushkuynik — Russia’s attempt to replicate Ukrainian naval drones with fiber-optic control. ▪️ Space Domain — Pistorius announces a €35B German push to harden space assets against Russian and Chinese threats. ▪️ Low-Tech Edge — “Cut the Cord” — a mechanical counter to fiber-optic FPVs. ▪️ From Frontline to System — why Ukraine needs something akin to DARPA to scale effective combat-driven innovations. Your comments and insights are always appreciated! | 
