Debrief: Ukraine’s Unique Approach To Drone Acquisition Explained

Mykhailo Fedorov, first deputy prime minister of Ukraine.

Mykhailo Fedorov, first deputy prime minister of Ukraine.

Credit: Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation
LVIV, Ukraine—This is how about three-fourths of the Ukrainian military buys drones. The front-line brigades and regiments select the drones they want. An acquisition bureaucracy vets the options in a pre-approved online marketplace but does not decide which drones go to specific units. That’s how...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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