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  "id": 13177026,
  "title": "Ukraine's companies The Fourth Law, Odd Systems launch Project Foundation to manufacture thermal imaging sensors in Europe, USA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ukraines-companies-the-fourth-law-odd-systems-launch-project",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:20:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1217438.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian firms The Fourth Law and Odd Systems have unveiled Project Foundation, a joint initiative to manufacture uncooled thermal imaging sensors in Europe and the United States, according to a press statement released on Thursday. The primary objective of this endeavor is to ensure sensor sovereignty for the EU and US on the fastest possible timeline.\n\nCEO and co-founder Yaroslav Azhnyuk, speaking on Facebook, emphasized their extensive experience in building cameras over the past 14 years, allowing them to understand the future needs of robotics, defense, and automotive industries. Project Foundation aims to quadruple sensor production in Europe and double it in the US within three years.\n\nThe project's funding will be sourced from internal investments as well as external equity capital, debt financing, grants, and pre-sales to customers. Currently, interest from investors and partners is being assessed, with financial agreements set to be announced upon finalization.\n\nThe initiative will involve the development of low-wavelength infrared (LWIR) sensors and the establishment of a network of manufacturing facilities, both partner and in-house. This project will establish a new industrial base for defense and civilian applications, providing affordable sensors to drone, automotive, and robotics manufacturers.\n\nProject Foundation's headquarters are based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with the first factories – First Foundation and Second Foundation – slated to open in Europe and the US respectively. The project's technological base will share a common platform with its unique sensor designs. Strategic partnerships with global laboratories in semiconductor and microbolometer research, as well as thermal imaging users worldwide, have been established. The first sensors under this project are anticipated in 2027.\n\nThe Fourth Law and Odd Systems, founded in Kyiv in 2023 by Azhnyuk, operate in Ukraine and other European countries and the US. The former specializes in scalable autonomy for robotic systems, particularly in the defense sector, while the latter designs and manufactures thermal imaging and daylight cameras for drones and robots.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian companies The Fourth Law and Odd Systems announced the launch of a joint project, Project Foundation, which will involve the production of uncooled thermal imaging sensors in Europe and the United States, the companies said in a joint press release on Thursday.",
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