Units of the Defence Forces have received more than 1.5 million drones and other equipment through the DOT-Chain Defence marketplace since its launch in July 2025. The Defence Ministry reported this.
Service personnel choose items themselves from the marketplace catalogue, which includes more than 1,800 unique listings from 300 domestic manufacturers. Over the entire period DOT-Chain Defence has been operating, the largest volumes of deliveries have been in the following categories:
- FPV drones with fibre-optic and radio control;
- interceptor drones;
- strike bombers and fixed-wing drones.
Overall, unmanned aerial vehicles are in the highest demand. Next by delivery volumes are ground robotic systems, electronic warfare equipment and munitions for unmanned systems, the Defence Ministry said.
The digital system works on the principle of an online shop: service personnel independently select the equipment they need using state funds. The system developer, the DOT Defence Procurement Agency, provides full support for the process — from signing contracts with manufacturers to processing payments, the Defence Ministry noted. The average delivery time for in-stock products is eight days, while for pre-ordered items it is a month and a half.
As a reminder, since DOT-Chain Defence was launched in July 2025, this online marketplace has delivered every fifth drone purchased by the Defence Ministry’s DOT Defence Procurement Agency to the military.
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