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.
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Ukraine Seeks Local Developers of Mesh Modems - April - May 2026 - link;
5 Main Problems of Ukraine’s Defence Tech - March - April 2026 - link
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