In 2026, the DOT Defence Procurement Agency contracted more than 4,000 quad bikes. That is more than eight times as many as in 2025, when 500 units were contracted. The Ministry of Defence reported this.
The agency carried out simplified procurements in the Prozorro electronic system and split them into nearly 40 lots. This attracted a wider range of manufacturers and ensured a competitive selection of suppliers. Suppliers will deliver most of the contracted vehicles by December 2026, with the remainder in the first half of 2027, the Ministry of Defence said.
Earlier, the DOT Defence Procurement Agency signed contracts to supply 1,500 motorcycles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three times last year’s volume, and also for the first time contracted more than 2,000 buggies. In total, this year the agency has contracted more than 7,500 vehicles across these three categories.
“We are increasing procurement of quad bikes, motorcycles and buggies in line with requests from our troops. Tender procedures allow resources to be used far more efficiently. Overall savings after purchasing the three types of vehicles exceeded UAH 3.2bn,” said Mstyslav Banik, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defence noted that quad bikes are fast, manoeuvrable and less conspicuous than cars and armoured vehicles. This plays a major role where heavy equipment gets bogged down off-road or becomes an easy target. They are used to deliver ammunition, supplies and equipment to positions, quickly evacuate the wounded and conduct mobile reconnaissance of the terrain. In addition, this type of vehicle makes it possible for small groups to change positions quickly.
As a reminder, in September the Brave1 defence cluster, together with the military unit 33 GROUP as part of the “Tymur Special Unit” of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) under the Ministry of Defence, conducted closed trials of Ukrainian-made buggies, including models with remote-control capability.