A Ukrainian remote weapon station that shoots down drones with standard 7.62mm rifle ammunition has been tested aboard a NATO member state’s frigate, engaging both an aerial drone and an uncrewed surface vessel during the trial, UGV Robotics stated. UGV Robotics is part of the UFORCE group and says the weapon has been in use in Ukraine since 2024, deployed specifically against drones since 2025. The company also describes it as the only combat-proven system capable of countering fibre-optic FPV drones. Those drones are the reason a machine gun on a stabilised mount is being taken seriously as a naval weapon. Ukrainian firms have signed agreements with Danish, British and Baltic partners over the past two years, and several NATO governments have set up funding routes to buy Ukrainian designs for their own forces.