The Ministry of Defense handed over 1.2 million drones for the army

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine continues to actively provide the Defense Forces with unmanned aerial vehicles. In total, over 1.2 million drones of various types were transferred in 11 months of 2024, including reconnaissance, strike and FPV kamikaze drones.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs about this.

In particular, the Defense Forces received over 40,000 reconnaissance multirotor drones, including over 12,000 «night», as well as 5,000 reconnaissance aircraft-type UAVs, such as Shark, GOR and Furia.

Depth strike drones are represented by over 6,000 units, including the An-196 «Fluty», Firepoint and others.

In addition, more than 2,000 reusable strike UAVs, such as Nemesis, Bat, Vampire, as well as more than 5,000 reusable FPV copters, were delivered.

Another 1.1 million FPV kamikaze drones, ordered by the Ministry of Defense in accordance with the needs of combat units, were transferred to the State Special Communications Commission.

It is planned to transfer about 100,000 more drones by the end of the year.

Providing the defense forces with modern UAVs remains a priority, which allows strengthening the country's defense capability and the effectiveness of combat operations.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

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