26 March 2026

Ukrainian Air Defense Expertise: A Global Commodity


Kyiv’s deployment of air defense teams to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and a U.S. base in Jordan reflects a shift in the global security marketplace, where operational experience is as valuable as hardware, reports Reuters’ Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder. Rostyslav Khotin, Senior Editor of the Ukrainian Service at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, digs deeper into this transfer of expertise in a March 14 interview with Poland’s TVP World.

Here are a few of our takeaways from this story:
Demand Signal from the Gulf

Recent Iranian strikes have exposed gaps in Gulf air defense postures, particularly against low-cost, high-volume drone threats. In response, at least six regional actors requested Ukrainian support, according to Ukrainian officials

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