In Kyiv, an immersion in the secret drone and missile factories

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This article looks inside Ukraine’s secret drone and missile production network in Kyiv. Fire Point stands out as a fast-scaling defense startup, with missile and drone output rising sharply and headcount climbing to 6,000. The piece also shows how looser wartime regulation has accelerated agile manufacturing, even as it complicates partnerships with Western firms. It highlights production in land, sea, and air platforms, plus growing export ambitions toward Europe. The story frames these companies as part of a broader defense-industrial shift driven by rapid innovation and wartime demand.

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