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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
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Ukrainian troops to receive 15,000 robots in 2025
Ukraine has set a target of deploying 15,000 robots to the front in 2025. Source: Ekonomichna Pravda, citing Hlib Kanievskyi, director of the Procurement Policy Department at Ukraine's Ministry of Defence Details: Unlike the previous year, contracting is already underway. The Defence Procurement Agency told Ekonomichna Pravda that in the second half of 2024, the Ministry of Defence signed six contracts for the supply of ground robots worth UAH 100 million (about US$2.4 million). In the first quarter of 2025, it signed 31 contracts worth UAH 6 billion (US$145.1 million). "Last year, we delivered hundreds of robots to the front. This year, we plan to deliver thousands," said Maksym Vasylenko, director of Tencore [a Ukrainian company that specialises in the production of innovative products in the field of ground robotic systems – ed.]. Kanievskyi said that nearly all the robots will be produced in Ukraine, as foreign models are significantly more expensive. Defence companies have been required to improve their products as contracts are fulfilled, given the rapid evolution of technology on the front. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry to spend over US$1 billion on First-Person View drones this year
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence plans to purchase First-Person View drones for more than UAH 44 billion (about US$1.05 billion) in 2025. Source: press service for Ukraine's Defence Ministry Details: "Achieving technological superiority over the enemy remains a key priority for 2025," said Hlib Kanievskyi, director of the Procurement Policy Department at the Ministry of Defence. "While last year's main financial resources were directed towards acquiring long-range deep-strike systems, this year, over UAH 44 billion is allocated for FPV drones, including fibre-optic models." At a meeting with representatives of the Tech Forces in UA, an association of leading manufacturers of innovative weapons for Ukrainian defenders, discussions focused on simplifying bureaucratic procedures and scaling up drone production. A key issue was accelerating the delivery of drones from manufacturers to military units. The attendees also discussed broadening the pool of suppliers to accelerate the integration of new technologies into the military. The Ministry of Defence emphasises that regular dialogue with manufacturers is key to the development of domestic technologies and the improvement of logistics. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
