Ukrainian Armed Forces adopt seven new Ukrainian-made drones

Ukrainian Minister of Defence, Oleksii Reznikov, has said that over the past 30 days, 7 samples of Ukrainian-made UAVs have been admitted to service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

Source: Reznikov on Facebook

Details: The Defence Minister said that during the full-scale war, the Ukrainian army has changed in terms of digital transformation and has simplified the rules for using innovations for defence needs.

In particular, the Ministry of Defence has successfully cooperated with the team at the Ministry of Digital Development headed by Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

And on 30 September, the government adopted Resolution No. 1097, which will simplify the admission of new weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Quote from Reznikov: "Thanks to this, the procedures for allowing military equipment to operate in the Armed Forces were significantly simplified. This has already had a significant effect, primarily in the field of UAVs.

Previously, the Army accepted one to two UAV samples for operation per year. As a comparison: over the past 30 days, 7 samples of Ukrainian-made UAVs have been approved for operation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

Details: Reznikov said that to simplify interaction with manufacturers, a website has been created where every developer who has a finished product can apply to the Ministry of Defence for clearance for their product to be operated.

Official clearance for operation means that the Ministry of Defence can purchase the products, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine can put them into service.

According to the minister, another 19 applications for clearance of Ukrainian-made UAVs are currently under consideration: "We plan to make a decision on them before the end of the year."

Reznikov also said that the NATO LOGFAS (Logistic Functional Area Services) programme is being implemented to improve the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At the same time, Korovaj software has been implemented to handle the needs of the army.

The minister added that on 6 December, he signed an order on the adoption of the Operational Control Centre’s automated system (Dzvin-AS R&D project).

Quote from Reznikov: "This system successfully passed departmental tests in the spring of 2022, followed by state tests. Now all formal procedures have been completed, the strategic-level automated control system has officially joined the ranks and will work in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

In addition, the Ministry of Defence has received a positive expert opinion on the Delta integration platform special software package. A series of official tests will take place later.

Background

• On the morning of 5 December, Russian media reported that a fuel tanker exploded at an airfield near the Russian city of Ryazan, as a result of which at least three people died, and a drone crashed into bombers at an airfield in Saratov Oblast.
• The Russian Defence Ministry said that the strikes were carried out by the "Kyiv regime". The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said that everything that happens on the territory of the Russian Federation is "the responsibility of the aggressor state".
• A senior Ukrainian official told The New York Times that Ukraine had carried out drone attacks on airfields in Russia, with the special forces of Ukraine coordinating one of the attacks.
• The Financial Times, quoting the Ukrainian government's defence adviser, has reported that Ukraine can strike long distances deep into Russia and soon there will be no safe zones left in Russia.

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