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Ukrainian drone demonstration in Marknesse
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Five Ukrainian companies demonstrated unmanned vehicles at the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) site in Marknesse for about 150 selected guests, including representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Defence and industry. Security restrictions barred visitors from being recognisable in images, while one drone could not be filmed and sensitive components and software were kept out of view.
The demonstrations included an unmanned ground vehicle designed to evacuate wounded people in a heated, bullet-resistant capsule at up to 90 kilometres an hour. Its developer said the vehicles had saved more than 200 lives and could generally be used at the front for only two to three weeks before being destroyed. Another company said it had sent 5,000 modular ground vehicles to Ukraine and was seeking partnerships for joint production and development with Dutch companies. NLR said it aimed to use practical lessons from the systems for Dutch security and innovation.