Name: Ukrainian anti-drone ‘Bullet’ that could help defend Gulf | BBC News
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If you want to stay safe from drones in the Gulf, something like this might help.

It's called a bullet and it's well named.

One of Ukraine's newest and fastest interceptors, designed to destroy Russian attack drones.

They're cheap and deadly and the pilots know they could be just as effective as against similar Iranian shahed drones causing havoc across the Middle East.

we understand that this war is spreading across the world and that Iran is an ally of Russia.

So I think we could find the resources to send our instructors to train people who are fighting the same enemy.

here an old idea, a cheap interceptor that can destroy the cheap shahed drones coming into attack.

But it's taken a new war in the Middle east to wake the world up to the value of these things.

And now the world is knocking on Ukraine's door.

The pilots launch the interceptor and use the camera simply to crash into the drones.

These interceptors may be complex technology and put together by hand, but

unlike expensive missiles and aircraft, they can be mass produced quickly.

The 3D printers at this factory run round the clock making the plastic parts.

The boss said he was surprised the world was only now when waking up to their importance, a lot of like state agents from different countries from all over the world, not just Arabic ones who are already facing the threat from Iran.

So yeah, the request is pretty high and very urgent.

President Zelensky and his ministers want to get more Patriot air defenses in return for helping the US and Gulf with drones.

And a Ukrainian team is already on the way.

I think next week when the experts are on the ground, they will assess the situation and help.

They are arriving with the ability to provide assistance immediately.

Gulf countries don't just need drones, they also need to know how to use them.

I think Ukraine is an absolute champion in doing things quick, quickly and rapidly adapting.

And that's exactly what we can teach our allies.

That's one second is rapid integration of interceptors in the air defense because it is quite new for allies.

But Ukraine has developed a multi layer air defense system throughout the years and that's something that we can teach.

So soon these drones could be flying in the skies of Arabia and not landing in the snows of Ukraine.