MainNews -

Defence minister says Ukraine plans to buy "hundreds of thousands of drones" this year

There are long-term contracts enabling manufacturers to plan to scale up production.

Defence minister says Ukraine plans to buy "hundreds of thousands of drones" this year
Photo: Facebook/Rustem Umerov

Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhaylo Fedorov had a meeting with more than 120 UAV manufacturers.

"We are doing everything to ensure that technological innovations reach the frontline as soon as possible to save the lives of our soldiers and destroy the enemy. The state is and will be a partner of everyone who makes our army stronger! There will be more drones. This year, the Defence Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defence plans to sign contracts for hundreds of thousands of UAVs. These are, in particular, long-term contracts so that manufacturers can plan to scale up production," Umerov said.

Read LB.ua news on social networks Facebook, Twitter and Telegram