Ukraine can produce 2M drones per year, but condition exists, Digital Transformation Minister says
Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (Photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukraine is capable of increasing drone production to 2 million units per year. However, additional financial assistance from Western countries is needed for this, states Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, in an interview with The Guardian.
According to the minister, the Ukrainian government is "contracting much less than our manufacturers are capable of," because the Cabinet lacks sufficient funds.
Fedorov has reminded that Ukraine is currently on track to produce over 1 million drones per year.
"We’ve been able to scale the market so much that we can manufacture more than one or even two million drones," Fedorov specified.
He reveals that over 200 companies are involved in drone production in Ukraine. Of the drones used on the battlefield, over 90% are manufactured in Ukraine.
Fedorov notes that the main problem in the drone sector is financial. Currently, our country feels a lack of financial assistance from the United States.
Background
At the end of 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised that in 2024, Ukrainian defenders would receive a million domestically produced drones.
Later, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries Hanna Hvozdyar expressed confidence that our country could produce about 2 million drones in 2024. Production continues to grow.
