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Drone supply to the Armed Forces can stop for 3 months: the manufacturer revealed the cause (video)

The director of one of the enterprises of the OPC of Ukraine Artem Vyunnik said that the Ministry of Defense has not yet started contracting for 2025. In addition, in his words, logistics is becoming more complex. The supply of UAV of Ukrainian production to the Armed Forces may stop for a month. On October 31, the director of the enterprise of the Defense and Industrial Complex of Ukraine "Athlon Avie", which produces unmanned aviation complexes, Artem Vyunnik, announced this on October 31.

He said that the contracts that were concluded at the end of 2023 and in 2024 are continuing. Against the background of China's statements for licensing export components for drones, it is expected that this will even affect the purchase of details from European companies. Many Western enterprises produce products in the PRC. "This logistics is getting even more complicated," the wyunnik explained.

According to him, today it is clear that in any case without a pause in the supply of UAV to the Ukrainian army can not do. "Whatever we do not solve this problem today, we will definitely have a certain break in supply. Maybe it may be two, perhaps, even three months next year," the director said. January 2025 will still be "closed" by the volume of the previous contract, but the supply in February, March and April - "under the big question".

"We, of course, do our best to prevent it from happening. We work in the warehouse, we actually buy components at our own risk for our own working capital in order not to stop either production or supply," - assured the wyunnik . He acknowledged that this situation has been repeated over the last 10 years. Every year, UAV has to be made before the cooperation with the Defense Ministry is officially designed.

Contracts should be concluded in June-July, then the company would work planned, and it was not forced to "look for a way out". "Unfortunately, this is the situation, and it is not only here," the head added. Recall that Defense Express analysts reported that high -precision UAV ammunition is being developed in Ukraine. They can replace regular "discharges". From Lithuania to Ukraine sent the first batch of FPV-thedies "Shpak". The focus figured out what they were dangerous to the enemy.