Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov has said that a briefing at the Ukraine-Ukrinform Media Center on Wednesday, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"Our task is to start a startup … For the first time, we have gathered 82 Ukrainian manufacturers, purely national, who agreed to develop. More than 20 brand new drones have already been adopted, which are very successfully destroying orcs and their equipment today," Ukraine’s Defense Minister stated.
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Oleksiy Reznikov also added that in order to put the drone into service, it takes three weeks.
The head of the Ministry of Defense drew attention to the fact that the "second breakthrough" is the resolution, according to which it became possible to pledge 25% of income for the development of this industry.
"And the third breakthrough: by the adopted resolution, we simplified and removed the necessary fees, duties, etc. for the import of components for the development of drones," Reznikov stressed.
Previously, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, stated in an interview with Radio NV that, compared to last year as of June 2023, the production of drones in Ukraine in some categories has increased tens, and sometimes hundreds of times.
In total, there are more than 100 companies that manufacture drones on the market. According to him, 40 Ukrainian drones have already passed the commissioning procedure and are receiving state contracts.
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