Engineers in a Kyiv garage changed the future of war

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From Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs How engineers working in a Kyiv garage changed the future of war By Sam Jacobs Editor in Chief In February, we published Vera Bergengruen’s eye-opening reporting from Kyiv. The story showed how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created homegrown and international innovators who are exploring how new technologies are upending the future of war. In a new story published this week, Simon Shuster catches up with a group of engineers who, working from a garage in Kyiv, altered the course of the largest European naval battle since World War II. Standing on the beach, Shuster was introduced to the Madura, a naval drone that has allowed Ukraine, a country with no large naval ships, to push back Russia, one of the world’s great powers at sea. “So, what do you think?” one of the engineers asked Shuster. “You want to drive it?” For this story, Shuster traveled by train with President Volodymyr Zelensky to Odessa, where the Ukrainian leader attempted to convince his Dutch counterpart that passage on the Black Sea could be safe thanks to Ukraine’s maritime innovations.  Zelensky’s vision for negotiating an end to the war depends on continued success at sea. If the Russians want to keep their ships afloat, Shuster writes, then they’ll need to offer something in return. Read the full story and let me know what you think? Sam@time.com. Read the Story » Share the story

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