Ukraine slashes fighter jet upgrade timelines to one month to counter Shahed drone threat

stlbeacon.org - 4/8/2026

Ukraine will cut the time needed to upgrade weapons and systems on its fighter jets to just one month, in a move aimed at countering Russian Shahed-type drone attacks. The Ukrainian government has taken the step to simplify the process of upgrading Ukrainian aircraft to counter Russian one-way attack drones. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko posted on X (formerly Twitter), noting that the country is consistently adapting and innovating its procedures to the realities of war.

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