# The West may soon need Ukraine’s weapons as much as Ukraine needs ours

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-west-may-soon-need-ukraines-weapons-as-much-as-ukraine-needs-ours/
- Published: 2026-11-05T05:26:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:24:52+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/the-west-may-soon-need-ukraines-weapons-as-much-as-ukraine-needs-ours/
- Topics: Business, Europe, World

## Key points

- Ukraine now makes more than half of the weapons used on its frontline.
- A military marketplace has facilitated orders for about 600,000 drones this year.
- Ukrainian defence firms are attracting partnerships with foreign companies.

## Summary

Ukraine has rapidly expanded its home-grown defence industry, changing its wartime relationship with Western allies from one centred on aid towards a two-way exchange. Its battlefield experience and fast development of weapons, particularly drones, could offer lessons and technology that Western militaries may increasingly want.

The article says more than half of the weapons used on the frontline were Ukrainian-made in April, while 95 per cent of drones procured by Ukraine’s Defence Procurement Agency were locally made. The number of Ukrainian defence-tech companies grew from 10 in 2022 to 1,500 by 2025, and about 600,000 drones have been ordered through the Brave1 marketplace since the start of this year. The system lets military units use points earned for verified missions to select equipment from approved suppliers, while at least 180 partnerships between Ukrainian and foreign defence firms have begun since Russia’s invasion.

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