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[–] skibidi@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

There aren't sources that directly confirm the exact numbers of drones across types, as that is sensitive information in the middle of a war.

There are sources that put the FPV drone number in the millions annually, with long range strike being in the thousands. Source

By spring 2026, Ukraine produces an estimated 1–4M FPV attack drones per year across hundreds of distributed production facilities, 500–1,000+ long-range strike drones per month, advanced naval surface drones, and growing categories of reconnaissance and electronic warfare UAVs.

Statements from the Prime minister and defense minister agree Source

Ukrainian defense companies intend to manufacture nearly 3,000 cruise missiles and drone missiles, as well as at least 30,000 long-range drones. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated ... Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on 21 September 2024 that Ukraine plans to produce several million drones in 2025

Millions manufactured with thousands planned to be long-range strike, the balance is short-range drones. Source

Small FPV drones: Annual production target of 6 to 7 million units, equating to roughly 500,000 per month.

Manufacturing base: Approximately 450 to 500 drone enterprises operating on a distributed model across the country. At theoretical maximum capacity, this network can push 19,000 aerial vehicles into the battlespace per day.

Long-range strike drones: The FP-series (long-range fixed-wing strike UAVs) has surpassed 100,000 units in cumulative production.

And then there's the coming swarm technology to increase force employment:

On 17 February 2026, Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin announced the successful trial of AI-based drone swarm technology. Seven teams of manufacturers demonstrated a single-operator system capable of controlling dozens of drones in an autonomous network. These swarms plan their own actions and predict the behaviour of others within the network, allowing the operator to focus solely on target authorisation. Source

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