The drone procurement plan was presented during a meeting with representatives of the Technological Forces of Ukraine union, an association of manufacturers of innovative weapons for the Defense Forces. In 2025, the focus will shift from long-range drones to FPV.
The drone procurement plan was presented during a meeting with representatives of the Technological Forces of Ukraine union, an association of manufacturers of innovative weapons for the Defense Forces. In 2025, the focus will shift from long-range drones to FPV.
As reported by the Ministry of Defense, the event discussed scaling up the production and supply of unmanned systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as simplifying bureaucratic procedures to more quickly integrate new drone models into the troops.
«If last year the main financial resource was directed to the purchase of long-range deepstrikes, this year over 44 billion UAH is planned for the purchase of FPV, including fiber-optic models,» said Hlib Kanevsky, Director of the Procurement Policy Department of the Ministry of Defense.
The meeting also discussed reducing the delivery time of drones from production to combat units, as well as expanding the range of suppliers and manufacturers of defense products.
Earlier, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, spoke about the results of the activities of brigades and battalions of unmanned systems in January 2025. According to him, last month, two-thirds of enemy military equipment was destroyed by Ukrainian drones, in particular, FPV.
