Purchase of Ukrainian drones by the US Army: Details

Photo: FB General Staff of the Armed Forces

Ukraine has become one of the leading developers and manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles. And this level has reached such indicators, when Ukrainian experience becomes interesting even the leading world states.

Following the last telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kiev could conclude a megaugood with the US administration. Within this framework, Washington will buy Ukrainian UAVs, and Kyiv will buy American weapons.

There is nothing more about the details of future arrangements, but mutual interest indicates that the negotiations are at the highest level. Journalist Briefly about He found out all the details of this possible agreement.

Drone production increased by 900% The New York Post reports that American technologies are now far behind potential opponents – Russian and Chinese, and military personnel are poorly prepared for use of UAVs or protection against those types of devices that opponents produce.

Therefore, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset has ordered the “reduction of bureaucratic red tape” in the production of drones in the United States. The Pentagon’s office also emphasized the need for the US to keep up with the times in this matter.

The US Presidential Special Messenger Kit Kellogo also visited Ukraine’s defense and industrial enterprises during his visit and urged the United States to pay attention to Ukrainian innovations.

“I saw with my own eyes how Ukrainian drones are being created and developed. The incredible innovations in which they are leading. Our defense industry should pay attention to it and adapt,” – summarized Trump’s special settler.

In Ukraine, unmanned technologies are represented by hundreds of different companies and dozens of models, many of which seem simple but have considerable experience on the front. Our drone production has increased by 900%over the last year: from about 20 thousand units in the summer of 2024 to 200 thousand – today. Ukraine takes seven -severing steps to increase its own production of drones. Among such reconnaissance UAVs, like “Wing”, FPV-arose, night bombers of the “Baba-Yaga”, shock drones, which are similar to the enemy “lanceotes”. Since the beginning of 2025, more than 20 new certified drones on the fiber have appeared in Ukraine.

During his visit to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg was amazed at the level of our drones. Photo: x.com/generalkellogg

Ukrainian drones have already been tested in the war Military expert Ivan Timochko He explains that Ukrainian UAVs have a number of advantages over foreign variants. The most important thing is that they are already tested in battle.

Military expert Ivan Timochko. Photo: FB Ivan Timochko

“That is, here is ready for use of products that have not passed not a polygon, not a laboratory selection, but directly on the front line, and which no longer has, so to speak, of its baby sores,” he said.

Their second advantage is they are much cheaper in production.

“For the same money, they can be made much more. And the third important point: every prototype that gets into mass production, pre -undergoes research, study, and from the many options that are offered, the selection passes the best devices,” – explains the military specialist.

And a fairly diverse UAV nomenclature complicates the enemy’s search for universal counteraction, because each drone is special at its tactical, operational and strategic level.

– In addition, it is very important that the Ukrainian army is quite integrated into the system of governance, tactics and strategies of NATO countries, that is, Western countries and the United States will not have to adapt these Ukrainian drones to their tactical tasks, – Ivan Timochko explained.

Much cheaper than foreign The need for US cooperation with Ukraine is becoming more promising in this matter.

“This technology needs this technology, and you have to have it in their arsenal. I think it is really megaogoda, it is winning for everyone. We will be ready to share this experience with America and other European partners,” said Vladimir Zelensky, adding that the new generation is about war, and negotiations.

This is possible because in the modern arms market, drones, in fact, ceased to be some unique phenomenon. At the tactical level, the drone will soon be classified as a warrior, as a cartridge or a projectile. And this is very important because it makes it possible to produce them on an industrial scale.

– Ukraine may be interested in Americans with their drones at a tactical, operational or strategic level. Because UAVs can replace expensive missiles. All industrialized countries emphasize the release of expensive missiles, which are very often expensive. For example, at the cost of one rocket you can make 10 drones, but in order to destroy the target, you need not 10 drones, but only 3. Then 70% of the cost of the rocket saves, and the result is achieved the same. And it is not always necessary to need such an explosion that is laid in the rocket, – says Ivan Tymochko.

Therefore, in addition to the United States, the Romanian Ministry of Defense also has already launched negotiations with Ukraine on the joint production of UAVs that could be exported to other European countries. The general idea is that Ukrainian manufacturers will provide technologies developed in real combat conditions, and Romania will pay for the production of components. The UAVs will be adopted by the Romanian army, and some will export to interested European countries.

From Ukraine – technologies, from partners – financing and components The German Channel Deutsche Welle also emphasizes the success of Ukraine in the use of drones in the war with Russia. Domestic manufacturers have turned to commercially available components, often combining imported UAVs or parts thereof with simple onboard computers, open source programs and even above handed on a 3D printer.

The use of so-called FPV-lesions allowed operators to create a whole class of deadly drones-“Kamikadze” and with the help of minigarnetics to direct explosive devices for many more valuable goals, such as tanks.

Other types of UAVs can dump explosives or mines, some provide traditional observation. The so -called drones of the distant radius of action that have been in the last months in the spotlight, are flying deep into the Russian territory.

Ukrainian companies say that they are importing fewer and novelty details, more and more often creating their own components and improving technologies, such as the Telemetry of the Theater of War. President Zelensky has stated that Kiev can afford only 60% of defense products that can produce, and therefore cooperation with Americans and European partners can be very promising.

Source: kp.ua