Approximately 2000 one-way-attack unmanned aerial vehicles (OWA UAVs) were launched by russia against Ukraine over the month of October 2024, exceeding September’s numbers by approximately 700, and increasing significantly for the third month in a row, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
With continuing russian investment in a range of OWA UAVs, diversification of supply, and expansion of launch-sites, firing rates have been trending consistently upwards since mid-2024.
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Through the first week of November russian firing rates remained high and in-line with recent weeks. With launch sites being reasonably simple and easy to re-establish if targeted, should production remain uninhibited, the primary limiting factor for russian OWA UAV operations is likely human resource relative to launch capacity. It is likely that the high figures seen through September and October to date will become normal.
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