On Saturday, March 1, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that over the past month, more than 100 weapons and military equipment items were codified and approved for use by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, with over 90%, or more than 90 units manufactured by Ukrainian companies. The Ministry of Defense highlights a quantitative increase compared to February 2024, when approximately 60 units of weapons and military equipment were approved, with one third—about 20 units being domestically produced.
The Ministry of Defense notes that in February this year, various types of weapons were codified, ranging from drones to electronic warfare systems and aviation equipment.
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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine emphasizes that since the beginning of this year, more than 10 new models of unmanned aerial systems with fiber optic control have been codified and approved for use in the Ukrainian army.
It is worth noting that fiber-optic drones began to appear on the battlefield last year. Initially, it was the threat from russian occupation forces.At the same time, the Ukrainian defense industry has intensified in a short time. At the end of the year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine completed the testing phase of fiber-optic drones.
Later, at the beginning of the year, Center for Innovation and Development of Defense Technologies of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine tested fiber-optic FPV drones. In total, more than ten different drones with a payload of up to 3 kg were presented.
It is also worth noting that Ukraine already has domestically produced fiber-optic drones with a range of up to 41 km, as previously reported by the Magyar's Birds brigade. It was noted that the production rate would be 1000 units per month. This will be an important weapon against enemy artillery and air defense systems.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukraine had shown its underwater kamikaze drone.
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