Defense Forces contracted 1.8M drones worth UAH 147M for two years

This is said in a statement issued by the press service of the Ministry of Defence, Ukrinform reports.

"In total, the Ministry of Defense, in coeration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, has contracted the supply of UAVs for 2024-2025 for a total sum of almost UAH 147 billion," the statement says.

As noted, in 10 months of 2024, the Ministry of Defense, in coeration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, has contracted 1.6 million units of various types of UAVs for a total sum of over UAH 114 billion. Of this amount, suppliers have already completed orders for 1.28 million UAVs worth over 81 billion UAH. At the same time, another 366,940 drones are scheduled for delivery by the end of the year.

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The drones delivered include a wide range of models that perform different tasks on the battlefield. These include deep strike kamikaze drones, FPV kamikaze drones, reconnaissance cters such as the DJI Mavic, reconnaissance aircraft and wing drones, and attack cters and aircraft.

The wide range of UAV functional specifications will provide reliable support to combat units, helping them to respond more quickly to tactical and strategic challenges.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense, in coeration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, has already contracted 155,205 units of unmanned aerial vehicles for UAH 32.33 billion by 2025.

The contracts include drones of all major types, including deep strike and FPV kamikaze drones, reconnaissance aircraft and cters, which will expand the technical capabilities of the Ukrainian army at the front.

In addition, other units of the Defence Forces – the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Pice, the National Guard and the Security Service of Ukraine – are contracting separately in this area.

Additionally, unmanned aerial vehicles are procured directly by military units and vunteer organizations.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Ministry of Defence has purchased more than 350,000 drones for the military since the beginning of the year, with a priority on Ukrainian-made weapons.

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