Trump diverted drone tech from Ukraine to Middle East
Report: Trump administration diverted drone defense tech from Ukraine to U.S. forces in the Middle East
Newsrael News Desk 08.06.2025
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration redirected key drone defense technology originally intended for Ukraine to protect U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East.
The technology involves special proximity fuses installed in rockets used by the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System. Ukraine had been using these fuses to defend against Russian drones.
However, the Pentagon informed Congress that the fuses would be diverted to the U.S. Air Force due to an urgent need to protect American personnel from drone attacks by Iran or the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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