We have released the Defense Tech Monthly – January edition, produced in cooperation with AB3 TECH.

The January issue shows how wartime operations continue to expand from the direct battlefield into civilian infrastructure, space, cyber, and the broader economy:

• Exacerbation of Russian Starlink Usage — expansion of satellite communication from Molniya to BM-35 UAVs and Shaheds.
• Machine-Gun-Armed UGV and POWs — after the first-ever case of POWs captured by a kamikaze UGV in 2025, January marked the first published surrender to a machine-gun-armed platform.
• MANPADS on Geran-2 — Russia experiments with UAV-launched Verba missiles to hunt aircraft.
• Deep-Strike Campaign — January’s strikes on Russian oil and energy infrastructure, military-industrial facilities, and supporting systems.
• Geran-5 Unveiled — a faster, higher-flying Shahed derivative that blurs the line between loitering munition and cruise missile.
• “Dataroom” Launch — a digital environment to accelerate the development of AI-enabled air-defense capabilities using real battlefield data.
• Caspian Sea Campaign — the U.S. seizes 7 tankers linked to Venezuelan–Russian sanctions evasion, shrinking the shadow fleet and export revenues.
• Ukrainian Defense Industry — Ukraine is an increasingly attractive investment environment, but key parts of the frontline innovation pipeline remain underfunded.