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Ukraine's Drone Footage Is Now a Training Dataset — and That's a Strategic Asset
6/18/2026
Half a million hours. That's how much Ukraine conflict drone footage Enabled Intelligence has curated, labeled, and made available for AI model training — and the number deserves more attention than it's getting. The Virginia-based startup has built a library spanning electro-opt…
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