{
  "id": 11440201,
  "title": "Ukrainian firm fields 11 crewless boats and eight drones at NATO’s biggest naval drone drill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ukrainian-firm-fields-11-crewless-boats-and-eight-drones-at-natos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:34:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/02/ukrainian-firm-fields-11-crewless-boats-and-eight-drones-at-natos-biggest-naval-drone-drill/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UFORCE, a Ukrainian defense company, participated in NATO's largest unmanned-systems exercise in Portugal, as reported by Militarnyi. The company deployed 11 unmanned boats and eight drones, more than doubling its presence from last year's exercise. Ukraine's uncrewed boats played a crucial role in driving Russia's Black Sea Fleet out of its main base in the Black Sea. UFORCE joined REPMUS 26, the Portuguese Navy's annual exercise, which NATO co-organized. The exercise tested robots and drones built for combat at sea. UFORCE's flagship, the MV7, was present in every scenario and demonstrated its capabilities in strikes, reconnaissance, and defense. The company introduced three new systems to the exercise, including the Nemesis SeaStrike drone, the MV11 boat, and the supply vessel L11. Portuguese President António José Seguro inspected the MV7 during the drill. Ukraine previously participated in REPMUS 2025, where a Ukrainian-led enemy team outperformed NATO's side in all five drill scenarios and successfully targeted a NATO frigate with mock strikes.",
  "summary": "UFORCE's crews acted as both attacker and defender at the REPMUS 26 drills, where Portugal's president came to inspect one of the company's boats on the dock.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "I am a top drone pilot in the Ukrainian Army – this is what it is really like",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-am-a-top-drone-pilot-in-the-ukrainian-army-this-is-what-it-is",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Suspected drone crashes in Romania near Ukrainian border, sparking fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/suspected-drone-crashes-in-romania-near-ukrainian-border-sparking-fire",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:56:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}