
Ukraine’s defence ecosystem includes over 900 enterprises. Every such facility is considered a legitimate target by Russia, and many of them have been attacked multiple times.
I have decided to dedicate one of my final posts of 2025 to the Ukrainian defence industry. This year, I conducted several insightful interviews and included comments from many manufacturers, and I hope to feature even more in the coming year.
Below is a list of relevant articles and sections that highlight the innovations Ukrainian manufacturers introduced in 2025 and the conditions under which they operated.
Ukrainian Drone Tech + German Automation: Quantum Frontline Industries – December 2025 – link – *free
STING Interceptor Shots Down Jet-Powered Shahed (comments from Wild Hornets + Odd Systems + The Fourth Law) – December 2025 – link – *free
Ukrspecsystems has secured a location at an airfield in the United Kingdom – December 2025 – link
Drone Customization to Military Units’ Needs: The Example of TAF Industries – November 2025 – link
Ukraine Starts Mass Production of Domestic Mavics – November 2025 – link – *free
STING Interceptor Drone by Wild Hornets: When Civil Society Powers Defence – October 2025 – link – *free
Inside Fire Point: Drones, Missiles and Politics: summary of the interview – October 2025 – link
“We Can Already Turn the Cheapest FPV into a Super-Smart Drone”: Sine. Engineering – October 2025 – link
“We Can Produce 150,000 FPVs per Month”: Ukrainian TAF Industries – October, 2025 – link – *free
10 Years of Ukrainian Defense Tech: Summary of the Report – October, 2025 – link
Good Radios Save Lives: HIMERA Tactical Communications in Ukraine – October 2025 – link – *free
Security Risks Drive Force Relocation — New Tech Force in UA Survey – October 2025 – link
Successful Interceptors and Jam-Resistant FPVs: United Unmanned Systems – September-October 2025 – link – *free
Ukraine’s Pursuit of Drone Autonomy: NORDA Dynamics – October, 2025 – link – *free
Autonomous Technologies in Ukraine: New Developments (Amazing Drones, Swarmer, The Fourth Law) – September 2025 – link
HIMERA Walkie-Talkies for Secure Military Communication – September, 2025 – link
“Most of the Defense Innovations are Invented by Soldiers”: Summary of the Interview with Ukrainian Armor – September 2025 – link
Game Changer: How Will Opening Drone Exports Affect Ukrainian UAV Manufacturers? – September 2025 – link
War-Driven: The Rise of Ukrainian Defence Tech and the Private Industry Behind It – August 2025 – link
Trypillian: Inside the British-Ukrainian Defence-Tech Startup – August 2025 – link
Osa FPV Drones and Operation Spiderweb (First Contact) – August 2025 – link
FPV Drone Localization in Ukraine – August 2025 – link – *free
50,000 FPV Drones Monthly and 10x Revenue Growth: Ukraine’s “General Chereshnya” – July 2025 – link
TerMIT Drone and the Future of Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Ukraine (Tencore) – July 2025 – link – *free
FPV Drone with Mortar Round: Innovation from Ukrainian Armor – July 2025 – link
Last Mile automatic guidance modules by TAF Drones – June-July 2025 – link – *free
Why Ukraine’s Arms Producers Are Fleeing Abroad? – June 2025 – link
Seeing through enemy eyes: Ukraine developed a drone video signal detector: Chuyka – June 2025 – link
GOR: Top-Rated Reconnaissance Drone by Airlogix – June 2025 – link – *free
Why Ukrainian Arms Manufacturers Need the Next Level of Investment Maturity – May 2025 – link
Ukroboronprom signs agreements with Rheinmetall, Escribano Mechanical & Engineering – May 2025 – link
Drone Space Labs: Ukrainian UAV Producer – May 2025 – link – *free
Ukrspecsystems Launches Store for Its Own Drone Components – May 2025 – link
Ukraine’s Military Marketplace: Robotic Complexes (ground drones) – May 2025 – link – *free
Fiber-Optic Drones: Challenges Faced by Ukrainian Manufacturers – May 2025 – link
Vyriy Drone CEO on Ukraine’s FPV production trends, localization, and decentralized procurement – May 2025 – link
“All known Ukrainian drone manufacturers are already standing at booths under foreign flags”: Interview with the Founder of Octava Defence – April-May 2025 – link
The first 1,000 FPV drones assembled exclusively from local components – Vyriy Drone – March 2025 – link
The transformation of Ukraine’s arms industry amid war with Russia – March 2025 – link
Situation with the ammunition production in Ukraine: Ukrainian Armor – March 2025 – link
Vyriy Drone Produces Up to 20,000 FPV Drones Per Month – How They Became a Top-3 Manufacturer in Ukraine Using Toyota’s Approach – February-March 2025 – link
How Ukraine’s TAF Drones produces 40,000 FPV drones per month – December, 2024 – link – *free








