Ukrainian forces receive 1,000 FPV drones in first rapid deliveries via pilot weapons marketplace

Published on August 14, 2025

Ukrainian front-line units serving in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions have received the first 1,000 first-person-view (FPV) drones ordered through the newly piloted DOT Chain Defense Marketplace, Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) said in a press release on Aug. 13.

The DPA and its sister agency, the State Logistics Operator (DOT), launched the DOT Chain Defense marketplace in summer 2025 to streamline drone deliveries to the front. The program allows military units to directly order drones tailored to their needs.

The military placed its first orders through the DOT Chain Defense marketplace, which is currently operating in pilot mode, on July 31, the DPA reported. Since then, 1,000 FPV drones have already reached the front lines with exceptional speed.

According to the DPA, the delivery time took less than two weeks — four times shorter than deliveries via the standard procurement procedure.

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