Over 1.5 million drones and other equipment worth more than UAH 100 billion already delivered through DOT-Chain Defence – Defence Ministry
Drone Industry
Since DOT-Chain Defence launched in July 2025, combat units have received more than 1.5 million drones and other equipment through the digital system.
The Ministry of Defence reports this, according to Censor.NET.
The total value of the products delivered reportedly exceeds UAH 100 billion. Unmanned aerial vehicles account for the largest share of deliveries.
The DOT-Chain Defence digital system operates like an online shop: military personnel independently select the equipment they need using state funds.
Advantages of ordering through DOT-Chain Defence
The system’s developer, the DOT Defence Procurement Agency, handles the entire process, from signing contracts with manufacturers to making payments.
Deputy Defence Minister Mstyslav Banik notes that this is how decentralised procurement works. Processes take place in an electronic system, minimising bureaucracy while maintaining the necessary oversight. This model has reduced the time between ordering equipment and its delivery to a unit from months to weeks.
The average delivery time is reportedly eight days for products in stock and one and a half months for pre-ordered equipment.
What units order and receive most
Units select equipment themselves from the marketplace’s catalogue, which contains more than 1,800 unique items from 300 domestic manufacturers. Since DOT-Chain Defence began operating, the largest delivery volumes have been in the following categories:
- fibre-optic and radio-controlled FPV drones;
- interceptor drones;
- bomber drones and fixed-wing drones.
The Ministry of Defence adds that unmanned aerial vehicles are in the greatest demand overall. Next by delivery volume are unmanned ground vehicles, electronic warfare equipment and ammunition for unmanned systems.
