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The Daily Beat: 27 January
Georgian-Polish defense venture successfully tested new drones at the Krtsanisi Support Center shooting ground. WB Electronics, a major Polish defense contractor, has partnered with state-owned Georgian Delta LLC to manufacture combat and intelligence unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The government said the joint venture will “manufacture hundreds of drones a year.” WB Electronics also makes the same drones for the Ukrainian army at a joint venture there. The Georgia Defense Ministry said it would launch the…
The Dispatch
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The Dispatch
Dispatch ’23 | Jan. 16-22: Transformations
The past week had a tragic twang to it. It opened with the demise of Vakhtang Kikabidze, an iconic Georgian for most of the 70s, which brought about a closing sans closure to an era. It ended with a mass shooting that left five dead. Between these bookends, extremists claiming “this is our country”, shy but intense bromance between Tbilisi and Moscow, the ruling party using civil servants to spread propaganda… Could there be a…