Blackwater founder Erik Prince has joined the drone-warfare fray in Ukraine, SEC filings reveal

<p>Battle-tested Ukrainian startup that advertises a ‘Killbox’ drone recruited Prince as non-executive chair</p><p>After multiple sources previously <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/erik-prince-blackwater-ukraine">told the Guardian</a> that Erik Prince – Maga ally and founder of the now defunct mercenary company <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/xe-blackwater">Blackwater</a> – was looking to work with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine">Ukraine</a>’s invaluable drone sector, recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092574/000110465926009198/tm2529424-6_s1.htm">confirm he now is</a>.</p><p>Swarmer, which bills itself as a battle-tested Ukrainian startup specializing in autonomous drone software, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/erik-prince-files-ipo-battle-221311353.html">filed for an initial public offering</a> and has recruited Prince to help sell the company as non-executive chair.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/22/erik-prince-drone-company-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>