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April 02, 2026
Al Bilad - Ukrainian Technologies May Change the Rules of Air Defense in the Gulf (Arabic)
Turan Research Center Director Joseph Epstein spoke with Bahrain's Al Bilad newspaper on how Ukraine's battlefield experience in counter-drone warfare, electronic warfare, and asymmetric defense is creating new opportunities for strategic cooperation with Gulf states facing Iranian aerial threats. Epstein assessed that Kyiv's low-cost, field-proven interception solutions could fundamentally reshape Gulf air defense architecture, including multi-layered defense systems and civilian infrastructure protection.
Read the full interview on Al Bilad (Arabic).
Joseph Epstein is the Director of the Turan Research Center.