
How Ukraine Makes Drones
Published: April 7, 2026
Duration: 1:04:20
Ukrainian drone manufacturing. How has the country been able to build hundreds of thousands, even millions of drones over the past four years of conflict? What dependencies does its industrial base still have on China? And what lessons does its rapid scaling offer for the rest of the world?
To discuss, we’re joined by Cat Buchatskiy, Director of Analytics at Snake Island, a military analytical group, along with Chris Miller
Our conversation covers:
How battlefield pressure forced Ukraine to build a drone war machine from scratch — from a handful of soldiers flying off...