In 2024, the Ukrainian army used almost exclusively drones of its own production — at least the share of foreign developments in the overall statistics of UAV use is very insignificant.
In 2024, the Ukrainian army used almost exclusively drones of its own production — at least the share of foreign developments in the overall statistics of UAV use is very insignificant.
As Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported, 96,2% of all drones for the Defense Forces this year were Ukrainian drones.
«Ukraine has significantly developed its own defense-industrial complex. The drone industry in our country has been significantly developed, which this year reached unprecedented production volumes,» the Minister was quoted as saying by the Defense Ministry’s press service.
Umerov also emphasized that in 2024, Ukrainian enterprises manufactured and assembled:
As dev.ua wrote, the day before, the Ministry of Defense approved the supply of the domestic reconnaissance drone «Shchedryk».
