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Ukrainian SkyMap Deployed at US Base, Zelensky flags Iran threat

4/23/2026

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Ukrainian counter-drone system Sky Map was installed at Prince Sultan Air Base, the first known use of Kyiv-developed technology on a U.S. installation, and officials arrived to train U.S. warfighters on its drone-detection command-and-control.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that a war in Iran could threaten Ukraine’s access to U.S. anti-missile defenses.
Sky Map, built by Sky Fortress and funded by Ukraine’s Brave1 unit, fuses radar and sensor data to spot Shahed drones.

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Ukrainian counter-drone system Sky Map was installed at Prince Sultan Air Base, the first known use of Kyiv-developed technology on a U.S. installation, and officials arrived to train U.S. warfighters on its drone-detection command-and-control.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that a war in Iran could threaten Ukraine’s access to U.S. anti-missile defenses.
Sky Map, built by Sky Fortress and funded by Ukraine’s Brave1 unit, fuses radar and sensor data to spot Shahed drones.