Ukraine¡¯s war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict in the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global.

In an effort to export Ukrainian systems and know-how, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criss-crossed the Gulf region this weekend to hash out deals with countries that have been targeted by waves of Iranian drone attacks this month.

¡°Ukraine is sharing expertise that is not available in the Middle East,¡± Zelenskyy said in an interview last week. ¡°Expertise is not a drone, but a skill, a strategy, a system where a drone is one part of the defense.¡±