{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/6ab47dabd4c02b0e0de21399?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 French News | Can Ukraine's Drone Tech Help the U.S.?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/7eac2e1d-706d-4978-a02a-6449a800c29c.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Ukraine may sign a major drone-defense deal with the US, with testing and production of Ukrainian tech potentially expanding in America, and with lessons from drone threats in the. Also: A former NASA chief warns that China wants to dominate space, linking that rivalry to the Chinese spy balloon and a new space race.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : Accord sur les drones avec l’Ukraine · Alerte sur les ambitions chinoises dans l’espace.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: veut dominer = wants to dominate. Vocabulary: le savoir-faire (know-how), l&#x27;équipe (team), la concurrence (competition).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-24\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-09-24</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}