UK firms to train AI on Ukrainian combat data via Avengers Labs
A new partnership allows British defence companies access to battlefield footage for artificial intelligence model development.
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What this story says
- The UK has become the first international partner to access Ukraine's Avengers Labs platform.
- Up to 12 British defence companies will be able to train and test AI models using Ukrainian combat footage.
- This initiative is part of a new artificial intelligence partnership between the UK and Ukraine.
- The program is led by the UK's Taskforce RAID (Rapid AI Delivery).
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 14 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 23 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
23 sources · methodology
The United Kingdom has become the first international partner to gain access to Ukraine's Avengers Labs platform, a facility for training artificial intelligence models. Up to 12 British defence companies will be permitted to train and test AI models using Ukrainian combat footage. This collaboration forms part of a new artificial intelligence partnership between the UK and Ukraine. The initiative is being led by the UK's Taskforce RAID, also known as Rapid AI Delivery.
Coverage comparison
Omissions
None of the left-rated digests mention the specific number of frames of combat footage that British defence companies will train AI on. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific number of frames of combat footage that British defence companies will train AI on. None of the right-rated digests mention the specific number of frames of combat footage that British defence companies will train AI on.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 26 Sept 2026, 14:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports highlighted the number of British defence companies involved and the quantity of data available. Euromaidan Press stated that up to 12 British defence companies can train AI models on real battlefield data through Avengers Labs. United24 reported that the UK is the first international partner whose defence companies will gain access to Avengers Labs, Ukraine's AI-training platform for unmanned systems. United24 also noted that the partnership targets drone swarms capable of independently identifying enemy targets.
Centre
5 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports focused on the access granted to British firms and the nature of the platform. UK Defence Journal reported that British defence companies will be allowed to train AI on more than five million frames of Ukrainian battlefield footage, with the UK being the first partner to gain access. Defense News stated that Ukraine's AI training platform for drone technology is now open to UK companies, giving them access to data for AI drone development. The Kyiv Independent mentioned that up to 12 UK companies are invited to submit proposals on how they plan to use the 'goldmine of battlefield data,' with selection expected within weeks.
Right
3 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports highlighted the UK's role as the first international partner and the platform's capabilities. News-pravda.com reported that the UK has become the first international partner of Ukraine to gain access to Avengers Labs, a platform for training and testing AI models using combat data. EADaily noted that applications have been launched in the UK for drone development using the Ukrainian data platform from the battlefield, which is used to train AI systems.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover UK firms to train AI on Ukrainian combat data via Avengers Labs?
- Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 46% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 23% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 23. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is UK firms to train AI on Ukrainian combat data via Avengers Labs left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 14 rated outlets on this story, 46% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 23% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of UK firms to train AI on Ukrainian combat data via Avengers Labs biased?
- UK firms to train AI on Ukrainian combat data via Avengers Labs is one event reported by 23 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered UK firms to train AI on Ukrainian combat data via Avengers Labs?
- 23 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the Avengers Labs platform?
- Avengers Labs is a Ukrainian platform used for training and testing artificial intelligence models. It provides access to combat footage and battlefield data collected during the war.
- How many British companies will participate?
- Up to 12 British defence companies are expected to be allowed to train and test their artificial intelligence models using the platform and its data.
- Who is leading this initiative?
- The initiative is part of a new artificial intelligence partnership between the UK and Ukraine and is led by the UK's Taskforce RAID, which stands for Rapid AI Delivery.
Read it at the source
23 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
6- Ukraine is opening access to 5 million frames of real combat to 12 British weapons makers to train AI (opens Euromaidan Press in a new tab)
Euromaidan Press — is Euromaidan Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ukraine–UK AI Partnership Targets Drone Swarms That Could Independently Identify Enemy Targets (opens United24 in a new tab)
- Britain Will Test an I.I. for Drones on the Ukrainian Avengers Labs Platform. (opens rbc.ua in a new tab)
- UK Allows Defence Companies to Use Ukrainian Data for AI Drones (opens censor.net in a new tab)
censor.net — is censor.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- UK plans terrifying "AI swarm drones" after harvesting Ukraine battlefield data (opens Daily Mirror in a new tab)
Daily Mirror — is Daily Mirror biased? Our profile of this outlet
- British Companies Will Use Battlefield Data in Ukraine to Develop AI-Based Drones (opens UNN in a new tab)
Centre
5- British firms to train drone AI on Ukrainian combat footage (opens UK Defence Journal in a new tab)
UK Defence Journal — is UK Defence Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ukraine’s deadly AI training platform for drone tech opens to UK companies (opens Defense News in a new tab)
Defense News — is Defense News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Up to 12 UK companies to gain access to Ukraine's battlefield data for AI drone swarms (opens The Kyiv Independent in a new tab)
The Kyiv Independent — is The Kyiv Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- UK firms to use Ukraine battlefield data for AI drone swarm development (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
Devdiscourse — is Devdiscourse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- UK firms to use Ukraine battlefield data for AI drone swarm development (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Right
3- Alexander Zimovsky: The UK has become the first international partner of Ukraine to gain access to Avengers Labs, a Ukrainian platform for training and testing artificial intelligence models based on data collected during.. (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- London Is Preparing Strikes on Russia: the Development of Drones Based on Data From Kiev: EADaily Has Begun. (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- London Used Ukrainian Data to Train New Combat Drones (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Not rated
9- Avengers Labs: British Companies to Develop AI-Powered Drones Using Data From the Ukraine Front (opens OnAlert in a new tab)
- United Kingdom Will Offer 12 Companies the Real Data of the War in Ukraine to Develop Swarms of Autonomous Drones with AI (opens Revista Defensa Infodefensa.com in a new tab)
- Britain Will Give 12 Companies Access to Ukraine ' S Data for the Development of IE Drones (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Britain becomes first ally to join Ukraine’s Avengers Labs, opening secure battlefield AI data to British drone-swarm developers (opens defence-industry.eu in a new tab)
defence-industry.eu — is defence-industry.eu biased? Our profile of this outlet
- UK to Develop AI Drones Based on Data From Ukraine (opens ГОЛОВНА in a new tab)
ГОЛОВНА
- The United Kingdom Is the First International Partner of Ukraine Whose OPK Companies Will Join Avengers Labs (opens armyinform.com.ua in a new tab)
armyinform.com.ua — is armyinform.com.ua biased? Our profile of this outlet
- UK Defence Firms to Gain Access to Ukraines Avengers Labs AI Platform (opens LB.ua in a new tab)
- UK firms to use Ukraine battlefield data for AI drone swarm development (opens BizToc in a new tab)
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