Ukraine's defense firms split themselves up to avoid being a big target. Europe now needs to do the same, they say.

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A man in a grey t-shirt and trousers and a white mask stands beside a large grey drone inside a grey room with drone parts and shelving
Ukraine's weapons makers don't work in singular, large sites, and instead break manufacturing processes up across multiple locations.

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The top arms dealers in South Korea and Japan are growing almost as fast as those in Russia

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The KH178, a South Korean 105mm light self-propelled howitzer, is on display at the Eurosatory Defense and Security expo in June.
South Korean firm Hyundai Rotem is producing the KH178, a self-propelled howitzer. Such artillery guns have particularly been in demand among European nations like Poland.

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Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they'd get stuck in launchers and weren't exploding

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A Ukrainian 120mm mortar crew is seen launching rounds in Chasiv Yar in April 2024.
Ukraine is recalling 100,000 mortar shells after reports that they were arriving at the front line poorly manufactured and with wet gunpowder.

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