In December, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive several times more drones than last month - Defense Ministry
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In December, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive significantly more drones than in November, thanks to additional funding from the Ministry of Defense for the production of UAVs and electronic warfare equipment.
In November, the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to receive more UAVs than in October, but in December, the Armed Forces will receive many times more drones. This was announced in an interview with ArmyInform by Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, UNN reports .
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According to Ivan Havryliuk, the Defense Ministry will allocate additional resources for the purchase of UAVs, especially tactical ones. According to him, it is necessary to scale up not only the production of UAVs, but also the production of electronic warfare systems.
"We are increasingly encouraging the intensification of domestic production of this equipment. Every effort and possible financial resources are being made for this purpose," Havryliuk said.
In addition, he added that the Armed Forces operate about 70 modifications of unmanned aerial vehicles and more than 20 different types of ammunition for UAVs. Recently, six new models of electronic warfare systems, including the so-called "trench" systems, have been approved for operation.
"In the near future, it is also planned to test a number of tactical electronic warfare against UAVs and UAV detection equipment," the lieutenant general added.
To recap,
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received another 5000 FPV drones from Operation Unity, a joint effort of UNITED24, Come Back Alive and monobank.
