Ukraine to produce not only a million FPV drones but also thousands of long-range attack drones in 2024 – Strategic Industries Minister

Olena Roshchina — Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 13:05

FPV DRONE: PHOTO: THE 53RD (VOLODYMYR MONOMAKH) SEPARATE MECHANISED BRIGADE. SOURCE: FACEBOOK OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES UKRAINE

Oleksandr Kamyshin, Ukraine’s Minister for Strategic Industries, has said that next year Ukraine plans to produce one million FPV drones, over 10,000 medium-range attack drones and over 1,000 drones with a range of 1,000 kilometres or more.

Source: Oleksandr Kamyshin on Telegram

Quote from Kamyshin: "At the end-of-year press conference yesterday, the president promised that Ukraine would produce one million drones next year. And that’s just FPV drones.

In December, we are producing more than 50,000 FPV drones.

In addition to FPV drones, we are now capable of producing over 10,000 medium-range attack drones (with a range of hundreds of kilometres) and 1,000+ drones with a range of over 1,000 kilometres next year."

Details: The minister added that "all the production facilities are ready".

He also said that contracting for 2024 was already underway.

For reference: FPV (First Person View) drones perform both reconnaissance and combat missions: they adjust artillery fire, hit military equipment and trenches, and can pursue moving targets. However, they have a range of up to 8-10 km.

Background: The Defence Ministry reported that Ukraine was stepping up production of kamikaze drones and planned to produce 155-mm ammunition on its territory in quantities that will bridge the gap between its needs and the assistance provided by Ukraine’s partners.

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