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Erik Prince enters AI drone warfare with Ukrainian startup Swarmer

Feb 23, 2026, 12:56 PM20
(Update: Feb 23, 2026, 5:57 PM)
American businessman and founder of Blackwater USA (born 1969)
country in Eastern Europe

Erik Prince enters AI drone warfare with Ukrainian startup Swarmer

  • Erik Prince has become non-executive chairman of Swarmer, a Ukrainian startup specializing in AI drone swarms.
  • Swarmer has conducted over 100,000 combat missions using autonomous drone technology since April 2024.
  • Prince aims to leverage his military connections to promote Ukraine's drone technology to U.S. defense agencies.
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