At Dot-Chain Defence, the military can order drones from 20 manufacturers

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the conclusion of new contracts between the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) and six drone manufacturers. This allowed expanding the range of drones in the military marketplace DOT-Chain Defence.

Among the new suppliers are Gurzuf Defence, Quantum-Systems, SKYRIPER, Warbirds, VIK "DEVIRO" LLC and Reactive Drones LLC.

Now the military can choose from 146 models from 20 companies. Since the first order through the system, which took place on July 31, drones worth UAH 127 million have already been delivered to the front.

The system is currently in test mode, with 12 combat brigades involved in the pilot project. The available range includes FPV drones and bombers. In the future, it is planned to add other types of drones, including NRCs, as well as electronic warfare (EW/RER) and dumps.

All manufacturers of codified products can participate in DOT-Chain Defence. Detailed terms of cooperation are published on the official website of the AOZ.

It was previously reported that during the first two weeks of the DOT-Chain Defence system test operation, the Ukrainian military received the first 1,000 FPV drones. According to the AOZ, the average delivery time for orders from Dot-Chain Defence is up to two weeks. The fastest delivery of FPV drones is 6 days, bombers – 12 days.

On July 31, the Ministry of Defense reported that 11 companies had been integrated into the DOT-Chain Defence marketplace. At that time, the manufacturers whose drones the military could choose from included: Escadrone, TAF Drones, Vyriy Drone, VNA Trade, General Chereshnya, and Gryf.