Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Defence, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, has contracted 1.6 million drones of various types for a total of over UAH 114 billion.
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence.
It is noted that out of this amount, suppliers have already completed orders for 1.28 million UAVs worth more than UAH 81 billion.
At the same time, another 366,940 units of drones are scheduled to be delivered by the end of the year.
The delivered drones include deep strike drones (Deepstrike Kamikazes), FPV Kamikazes, DJI Mavic reconnaissance drones, reconnaissance aircraft and wing drones, as well as attack drones and aircraft.
The Ministry of Defence, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, has already contracted 155,205 unmanned aerial vehicles worth UAH 32.33 billion for 2025.
A total of almost UAH 147 billion worth of UAVs have been contracted for 2024-2025.
Other components of the Defence Forces - the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Police, the National Guard and the Security Service - are contracting in this area separately. Drones are also purchased directly by military units and volunteer organisations.