Ukrainian defence technology company UFORCE has raised $700m in a Series A investment round. The company was valued at $6bn, and the round was led by the UK state investment fund National Wealth Fund (NWF) and US fund Valor Equity Partners. This is reported by Militarnyi, citing company representatives.
For the National Wealth Fund, the deal is its largest investment in the defence technology sector. The US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF) also joined the round and will direct funds towards developing production in Ukraine. In addition, private investors Shield Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Lakestar and Squadra increased their stakes.
Which technologies UFORCE will develop
One priority will be increasing deliveries of heavy strike bomber drones and scaling up a new generation of NEMESIS-class unmanned systems. In particular, the company plans to develop the Nemesis MicroN, the smallest platform in the line.
UFORCE is also working on countermeasures against strike drones using automated turrets. Alongside the PREDATOR system, which is already used to engage aerial targets, the company is developing the heavy APEX PREDATOR, designed in particular to counter Russian Shahed-type drones.
Another new direction will be laser interception of aerial targets. The company says the technology should create an asymmetry between the cost of an attack and the means of repelling it.
At the same time, UFORCE will continue developing MAGURA-family maritime drones and LIUT ground robotic systems. The technical specifications of the new developments have not yet been disclosed.
Production in Ukraine and international co-operation
The company plans to ramp up production in Ukraine and expand its presence in partner countries. This will involve joint development projects and the launch of production lines beyond the reach of Russian strikes. According to UFORCE CEO Oleh Rohynskyi, the investment will make it possible to create protected production facilities and supply chains, as well as recruit engineers to develop new defence technologies.
General Christopher Cavoli has also joined the company’s board of directors. He served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2022 to 2025 and is now a partner at Valor Equity Partners.
In addition to the investment round, the company announced the creation of the U4Heroes fund. It was established at the initiative of UFORCE’s founders and team. The fund will focus on supporting the health and safety of Ukrainian service personnel and veterans, as well as helping them adapt to civilian life. Planned areas of work include education programmes, professional retraining and assistance with employment in the defence and technology sectors.
By way of reminder, UFORCE CEO Oleh Rohynskyi said that the company is bringing in engineers from Formula 1 teams to help develop drones.
And in September, UFORCE took part in the international REPMUS 26 exercises in Portugal. The company deployed 11 uncrewed surface vessels and eight drones, which were launched from maritime drones