Ukraine significantly increases drone production: government invests 8 billion to develop technology

In January 2025, Ukraine made significant progress in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, increasing production volumes 10 times compared to January 2024. This success was made possible thanks to active investments and government support, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

He noted that over the past two years, Ukraine has significantly expanded production capacities in the defense sector. In particular, the production of artillery has increased threefold, armored personnel carriers - 5 times, and anti-tank weapons - twice. In addition, the country was able to double the output of ammunition, which significantly strengthened defense capabilities.

"Currently, we produce about a third of the required amount of weapons. The government's task is to increase its own production to 50% of current needs. To do this, we have allocated a record amount this year for the modernization of our defense industry and the purchase of weapons," the Prime Minister said.

The government pays special attention to the development of unmanned technologies. In order to provide the necessary resources for the further development of unmanned aviation, a decision was made to allocate an additional 7.9 billion hryvnias. These funds will be used to purchase drones and their components.

The allocated funds will be transferred to the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, which will take over the implementation of the purchases. This decision is part of the government's broad strategy aimed at strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities at the expense of its own production facilities.

Thanks to these investments, Ukraine continues to strengthen its defense potential, in particular through the development of high-tech unmanned systems that play a key role in modern combat operations.