An interactive installation has been set up in Kyiv to mark the first anniversary of the DOT-Chain Defence marketplace, where service personnel can order drones and other equipment.
“Now this experience is not only for the military. At the interactive installation, visitors can choose an item themselves, ‘place’ an order for it, watch a video of it in action, and see some of the drones that service personnel order through DOT-Chain Defence,” the online marketplace team said.
For security reasons, the location has not been disclosed, but organisers say it is easy to find.
In addition, to mark the platform’s anniversary, “Independence Cards” have been released — an exclusive deck featuring the most popular items that service personnel order on DOT-Chain Defence. They can be obtained in exchange for a donation at the “Iron Shop”. The funds will go towards purchasing drones for the Defence Forces.
A year ago, DOT-Chain Defence was launched by the Defence Procurement Agency (DOT). Twelve units took part in the pilot project. Today, according to the team, more than 500 use the platform. On the closed platform, they can use brigade funds to choose the equipment they need in line with combat tasks and the available offers from manufacturers.
In total over the past year, the system has managed to deliver more than 1.2 million items to the military. The platform lists nearly 1,200 items from 300 manufacturers. These include FPV drones, fibre-optic drones, bombers, interceptors, UGVs, electronic warfare equipment, and munitions for unmanned systems.
The average delivery time is nine days, the DOT-Chain Defence team said.
In July, DOT-Chain Defence introduced the “drone builder” feature.