President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his June 20 nightly address that Ukraine is developing interceptor drones to counter Russian drone strikes, adding that domestic production is "already delivering results."
From the Wikipedia article: “Ukraine
In August 2019, a Ukrainian military delegation visited Embraer’s military division in São Paulo and flew the Super Tucano.[153] In October 2019, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, informed that his country would buy the Super Tucano.[154] In December 2022, the Brazilian media reported a Ukrainian interest in the Super Tucano, to equip its air force for the Russo-Ukrainian War; however, the sale was blocked by the Bolsonaro administration.[155] A diplomatic effort by the United States to persuade the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to unblock the deal, has been reported.[155]”
yeah but why not this, or a scaled down unmanned version?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano
From the Wikipedia article: “Ukraine In August 2019, a Ukrainian military delegation visited Embraer’s military division in São Paulo and flew the Super Tucano.[153] In October 2019, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, informed that his country would buy the Super Tucano.[154] In December 2022, the Brazilian media reported a Ukrainian interest in the Super Tucano, to equip its air force for the Russo-Ukrainian War; however, the sale was blocked by the Bolsonaro administration.[155] A diplomatic effort by the United States to persuade the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to unblock the deal, has been reported.[155]”
Doubt Lula will allow it. He’s the current chairman of the BRICS alliance with Russia and Brazil.
facepalm I didn’t even see that thank you!
The article is really really looong… I nearly missed it as I got somewhat bored at the end.