Ukraine Opens Open Tender for Mass-Scale Strike Drones
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has launched its first open competitive tender to procure strike drones and middle-strike reconnaissance-strike systems, aiming to boost competition, accelerate battlefield innovation, and strengthen Kyiv’s operational edge by evaluating systems on tactical and technical performance rather than brands; the process will occur in a secure closed environment to protect sensitive data, Ukrainian manufacturers are eligible, and the approach mirrors a prior procurement that yielded more than 16% savings on long-range ammunition.