DOT-Chain Defence: over 1.5 million drones and other equipment for Ukraine’s military
Since DOT-Chain Defence launched in July 2025, combat units have received more than 1.5 million drones and other equipment through this digital system.
The path from a frontline need to getting equipment into warriors’ hands must be as short as possible. One of the tools for this is DOT-Chain Defence, which complements direct procurement. The marketplace gives combat units broad opportunities to independently select equipment using state funds and quickly receive what they need for their specific missions.
The total value of the equipment delivered exceeds UAH 100 billion. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) account for the largest share of deliveries.
Every unit has its own missions and needs, so it is important that the military can independently select the equipment best suited to the conditions in which it operates. The DOT-Chain Defence online weapons store provides exactly this opportunity.
The digital system operates like an online store: the military uses state funds to choose the equipment it needs.
Advantages of ordering drones and other equipment through the DOT-Chain Defence marketplace
The system’s developer, the Defence Procurement Agency DOT, provides support throughout the entire process, from concluding contracts with manufacturers to making payments.
This is how decentralized procurement works. Processes run in an electronic system, which makes it possible to minimize bureaucracy while maintaining the necessary control. With this model, the time from ordering equipment until a unit receives it has been reduced from months to weeks.
For example, the average delivery time is eight days for in-stock items and one and a half months for pre-ordered equipment.
Which drones and other equipment are most in demand among Ukrainian units
Units choose equipment themselves from the marketplace catalog, which lists more than 1,800 unique items from 300 Ukrainian manufacturers. Since DOT-Chain Defence was launched, the largest delivery volumes have been in the following categories:
- fiber-optic and radio-controlled FPV drones;
- interceptor drones;
- bomber drones and fixed-wing drones.
UAVs are in the highest demand overall. Next in delivery volumes are unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), electronic warfare (EW) systems, and ammunition for unmanned systems.
As previously reported, since DOT-Chain Defence launched in July 2025, one in five drones procured by the Defence Procurement Agency DOT of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has been delivered to the military through this online marketplace.
