Not getting the Western weapons it wanted drove Ukraine to create the gear and tactics the West now seeks The West is interested in the weaponry and tactics Ukraine developed in part as a result of its shortages of other weaponry. Lynsey Addario/Getty Images Ukraine's allies are interested in its weaponry, tactics, and how its industry innovates so fast. Much of that was developed as Ukraine didn't get the Western weapons it wanted. If it had, it wouldn't have needed to develop its own gear "quite so urgently," one analyst said. Ukraine, once hugely reliant on Western support and expected to lose quickly to Russia's invasion, is now pioneering new types of weaponry and building expertise in new ways of warfare that have its partners' interest. From the start of the war to now, Ukraine has shifted from the underdog to a center of expertise that partner nations are increasingly eager to work with for their own defensive needs.…