Umerov: Ukrainian-made drones have covered over 96% of the Defense Forcesʼ needs

In 2024, 96.2% of all UAVs for the Defense Forces were Ukrainian drones.

This was stated by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

According to him, this year Ukrainian enterprises produced:

• over 1.5 million FPV drones (together with the State Special Communications Service);
• attack helicopter-bombers;
• kamikaze planes;
• reconnaissance wing drones;
• long-range deepstrike drones.

The Minister emphasized that such figures indicate a new level of efficiency in the interaction between the state and Ukrainian UAV manufacturers. He assured that cooperation with domestic enterprises will be our priority in 2025 as well.

• In December 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine plans to produce one million drones in 2024.
• In early October 2024, the government approved a resolution that allows the creation of certified private schools for training drone operators. This decision was made due to the fact that since the beginning of Russiaʼs full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dozens of private UAV pilot training centers have appeared, but their activities are not regulated. So now educational institutions will be able to receive a certificate and officially train drone operators.

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