Ukrainian Drone Force

Age Assessment Key

The Age Assessment Key provides a quick-reference look into the hull age values of the active fleet as a whole. New classes of units are marked as Green followed by modern in-service units in Blue. Aging units are showcased in Yellow with obsolete - or near-obsolete - units being colored Red.

New Procurement (26)

Modern Solution (13)

Requiring Attention (3)

Obsolete; Near-Obsolete (1)

Current Active Inventory (5,701)
The current active inventory displays all combat drone aircraft available to all participating aviation services of the country. Branch-of-service, active hull totals, and variant model type (in yellow-orange) are all displaced as well as a visual reference, country-of-origin, and brief description of role, procurement, and capabilities.

AIR FORCE

Modern Solution

300 units
UJ-22 (Urkjet UJ-22 Airborne)
Role: Recon-Attack

The Ukrainian Air Force operates an unknown number of recon-attack-minded UJ-22 multirole drones from Urkjet. The aircraft are of a relatively light-class design and compact proportions featuring a nose-mounted three-bladed propeller unit, wheeled tricycle undercarriage, and shoulder-mounted straight-wing mainplane. The drone can cruise at speeds of 120kph and carry a payload of up to 10 kilograms. An optics set provides realtime processing of the battlefield below.

AIR FORCE

Modern Solution

80 units
TB2 (Bayraktar TB2)
Role: Recon-Attack

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 has proven itself a valiable player in the realm of UAVs. It is a reconnaissance-attack drone with straight-wing mainplane and coventional powerplant driving a propeller unit in pusher arrangement. A first-flight was undertaken in 2014 and over 600 have been produced by Turkish aero-industry since. For its part, the Ukrainians are said to have received some 72 examples between 2019 and the Russian invasion of 2022 with an additional eight donated by the Turks for the war effort thereafter. An unknown number have been lost-in-action.

AIR FORCE

Obsolete; Near-Obsolete

20 units
Tu-141 (Tupolev Tu-141)
Role: Attack

The Ukrainian Air Force has taken to modifying the Soviet Cold War-era Tupolev Tu-141 reconnaissance drone to serve as a make-shift long-range attack drone. An unknown number have been modified in this fashion and actively used since the start of hostilities with Russia in February 2022. The aircraft dates back to the late-1970s and some 152 total examples were produced by Soviet industry. A further development of the earlier Tu-123, the Tu-141 also went on to serve as the basis for the Tu-143 that followed.

ARMY

New Procurement

1,800 units
Phoenix Ghost (Aevex Phoenix Ghost)
Role: Loitering Munition

The United States has donated hundreds of its Phoenix Ghost loitering munition UAVs to the Ukrainian cause making the Russo-Ukrainian War the systems baptism of fire. The aircraft features a six hour flight endurance window and complete autonomy with minimal operator assistance. The first batch was received in 2022 through a 120-strong order and some 1,100 followed in November of that year. An unknown number exist in the active inventory today.

ARMY

Aging, Requires Attention

850 units
Nano (Black Hornet Nano)
Role: Reconnaissance

The Black Hornet Nano is a micro-UAV given to Ukrainian forces following the Russian invasion of February 2022. The aircraft originates from Norway and has been proven in combat actions with coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is reserved for the reconnaissance role and its compact size and small footprint make it an ideal frontline operating solution. The original design stemmed from Prox Dynamics AS of Norway while the product now falls under the Teledyne FLIR brand label.

ARMY

New Procurement

345 units
AtlasPro (AtlasPro)
Role: Reconnaissance

The AtlasPRO UAV is a portable, camera-equipped tri-copter drone. It seats its optics set on a trainable mounting under the belly and is driven by three lift-rotors held out on extending arms. While typically unarmed, in-the-field measures have seen some examples equipped with grenades for bombing Russian positions in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

ARMY

New Procurement

300 units
D40 (DefendTex D40)
Role: Loitering Munition

The DefendTex D40 made its way into the Ukrainian Army inventory by way of Australia who announted a deal to deliver some 300 to ground forces. These are kamikaze drones of very small footprint, making them ideal frontline operators and high portable to foot soldiers. The aircraft takes on a cylindrical shape when in transport and extends its lift-rotors (four) when launched. It can be launched from a typical infantry grenade launcher and used in swarming attacks. Autonomous flight is possible with limited operator assistance.

ARMY

Modern Solution

300 units
Warmate (WB Electronics Warmate)
Role: Loitering Munition

The nation of Poland sent its proven Warmate loitering munition drones to the Ukrainians early in the conflict. The system is in widespread use with NATO players as well as other global parties and is manufactured locally by WB Electronics of Poland. The aircraft can feature variable warhead types including thermobaric and is powered by a simple electric motor. Its operational range is 19 miles. Warmate 1 marks original production forms which have since been followed by the more modern, larger Warmate 2 design.

ARMY

Modern Solution

100 units
Mavic (DJI Mavic)
Role: Reconnaissance

The Chinese-originated DJI Mavic drone series is in number with Ukrainian forces. These commercially-available, civilian market drones carry real-time optics and are fully-stabilized. Ease-of-use and low procurement costs make them critical assets and in-the-field modifications allow the units to carry small explosives to be used in direct-attack of unsuspecting Russian forces.

ARMY

Modern Solution

100 units
Mini 2 (DJI Mini 2)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

100 units
Phantom 3 (DJI Phantom 3)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

300 units
Switchblade 300 (AeroVironment Switchblade)
Role: Loitering Munition

The American Switchblade loitering munition was debuted with Army forces during the War in Afghanistan and has been sent to Ukraine via aid packages from the United States. The series entered service in 2011 and now includes the Switchblade 300, Switchblade 600, and Blackwing related offerings. As kamikaze drones, the entrie system is used up in the attack run. Optics provide for real-time data transference and the entire system is infantry-level portable.

ARMY

New Procurement

100 units
Quantix Recon (AeroVironment Quantix Recon)
Role: Reconnaissance

AIR FORCE

Aging, Requires Attention

72 units
RQ-11 Raven (AeroEnvironment RQ-11 Raven)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

69 units
Vector (Vector)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

69 units
Scorpion (Scorpion)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

40 units
Spectator-M1 (Spectator-M1)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

40 units
Leleka-100 (Leleka-100)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

40 units
FlyEye (WB Electronics FlyEye)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

37 units
TB2 (Bayraktar TB2)
Role: Recon-Attack

ARMY

New Procurement

30 units
UJ-22 Airborne (UJ-22 Airborne)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

30 units
RAM II (RAM II)
Role: Loitering Munition

ARMY

Modern Solution

25 units
Sky-Watch Heidrun (Sky-Watch Heidrun)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

24 units
Bayraktar Mini (Baykar Bayraktar Mini)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

20 units
PD-2 (Ukrspecsystems PD-2)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

20 units
PD-1 (Ukrspecsystems PD-1)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

20 units
Furia (A-1-CM Furia)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

20 units
Punisher (UA Dynamics Punisher)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

15 units
Shark (Shark)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

15 units
ScanEagle (Boeing-Insitu Scaneagle)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

20 units
Skif (ITEC Skif)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

20 units
Jump 20 (AeroVironment Jump 20)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

20 units
Altius-600 (AREAI Altius-600)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

300 units
Switchblade 600 (AeroVironment Switchblade)
Role: Loitering Munition

ARMY

New Procurement

10 units
Bober (Bober)
Role: Loitering Munition

ARMY

New Procurement

10 units
Evolve 2 (Evolve 2)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

10 units
Orlik (Orlik)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

10 units
AR3 (Tekever AR3)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

6 units
One 150 (Primoco One 150)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

3 units
Bivoj (Bivoj)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

Modern Solution

3 units
Penguin C (UAV Factory Penguin C)
Role: Reconnaissance

ARMY

New Procurement

2 units
Sych (Sych)
Role: Reconnaissance

NAVY

Modern Solution

6 units
TB2 (Bayraktar TB2)
Role: Recon-Attack

Ghosts Over Kiev: Ukrainian Airpower
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Ukrainian AF Aircraft

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Ukrainian Armor & Artillery

On Patrol: the Ukrainian Navy
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Ukrainian Navy Fleet

Unseen, Unheard: Ukrainian Drone Power
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Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Call to Arms: Ukrainian Military Ranks
The Ukrainian military follows long-running traditional organization and structure common to Eastern and Western forces around the globe.

Ukrainian Military Ranks

Slava Ukraini: Ukrainian Manpower
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Ukrainian Military Manpower

Collection of military and national flags image

Strength in Numbers: GFP 2025 Report
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Ukrainian GFP Annual Report

Under the Stress of War: Ukrainian Primary Industries
Primary industries of Ukraine are primarily focused on general consumables, machinery, and chemical manufacturing processes.

Ukrainian Primary Industries

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Ukrainian Drone Force

Unmanned Fixed-Wing | Rotorcraft | Drones

Fleet Strength (Total Units): 5,701 Aircraft

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