Ukraine Receives Over 1.5 Million Drones Through DOT-Chain Platform

Ukrainian combat units have received more than 1.5 million drones and other equipment components through the DOT-Chain Defence digital marketplace since its launch in July last year, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.

The deliveries are worth more than 100 billion hryvnias ($2.2 billion), with unmanned aerial vehicles accounting for the largest share.

The platform allows military units to select equipment for their operational needs using state funds.

DOT-Chain is also integrated with Brave1, Ukraine’s government-backed defense technology and innovation initiative, which supports the development, testing, and procurement of drones and other military capabilities.

Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency DOT handles contracts with manufacturers and payments, while units choose what to order from the catalog.

The marketplace supplements direct procurement, giving combat units a way to request equipment without managing the full purchasing process themselves.

Delivery Times and Drone Demand

The marketplace lists more than 1,800 products from 300 Ukrainian manufacturers, with deliveries averaging eight days for in-stock equipment and around six weeks for pre-orders, according to the ministry.

Drones account for the largest delivery volumes, led by fiber-optic and radio-controlled first-person-view models, interceptors, bombers, and fixed-wing aircraft.

Unmanned ground vehicles, electronic warfare systems, and ammunition for unmanned platforms follow.

DOT-Chain Defence has handled one in five drones procured by DOT since its launch.

During the first five months of this year alone, units received 485,000 drones worth 31.4 billion hryvnias ($697 million).

The ministry reported that domestic manufacturers supplied 95 percent of all drones purchased for Ukraine’s armed forces during that period.