# B1 German News | Can Ukraine's Drone Tech Help the U.S.?

An episode of [Learn German B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016), 24 Sep 2026, 9:18.

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Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Ukraine may sign a new drone defense deal with the US, with Ukrainian technology set to be tested and produced in America. Also: A former NASA chief warns that China wants to dominate space, pointing to the 2023 spy balloon episode as a warning sign. Heute: Ukraine plant neues Drohnen-Abkommen · NASA-Chef warnt vor Chinas Mondplänen. Today’s German focus: dass = that. Vocabulary: das Abkommen (agreement), die Abwehr (defense), der Ballon (balloon). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-09-24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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