Ukraine has businesses producing 1 million first-person view drones annually, Zelenskyy's strategic issues advisor says

Oleksandr Kamyshin, a strategic issues advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has stated that Ukraine's defence industry is capable of producing several million first-person view (FPV) drones annually.

Source: Kamyshin on Radio Charter, a Ukrainian news and music radio station

Details: Kamyshin, Ukraine's former Minister of Strategic Industries, noted that some Ukrainian companies can manufacture over 100,000 drones monthly, exceeding one million annually.

Additionally, over 150 businesses of various sizes are involved in FPV drone production across Ukraine.

Background: 

• In March, Vyriy Drone, one of Ukraine's largest FPV drone manufacturers, unveiled its first batch of UAVs built entirely from domestically produced components
• In the first two months of 2025, Ukraine allocated UAH 336.6 billion (approximately US$8.09 billion) from the general state budget to security and defence.

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