More than UAH 44 billion will be allocated for the purchase of FPV drones in 2025: Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine presented plans for procurement of unmanned aerial vehicles for 2025. It is assumed that more than 44 billion hryvnias will be allocated for the purchase of FPV drones, in particular on optical fiber. About this informs press service of the Ministry of Defense.
The presentation took place during a meeting with representatives of the “Technological Forces of Ukraine” union – an association of leading manufacturers of innovative weapons for defense needs.
The participants of the event discussed the issue of expanding the production and supply of unmanned systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as ways to simplify bureaucratic procedures, which will allow for the faster introduction of new models of drones into the army.
“Ensuring a technological advantage over the enemy is one of the key tasks for 2025. If last year the main financial resource was directed to the purchase of long-range deepstrike, then this year more than UAH 44 billion is planned for the purchase of FPV, including fiber-optic models”, – noted the director of the Department of Procurement Policy of the Ministry of Defense Hleb Kanevskyi.
The issue of reducing the delivery time of drones from manufacturers to combat units, as well as expanding the range of suppliers and manufacturers of defense products, was discussed separately.
