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Two months since the launch of Mission Control within the DELTA ecosystem: the system is now operational across all corps and force groupings

Ukrainian service members are monitoring multiple screens displaying Mission Control within the DELTA ecosystem for unmanned systems operations
Mission Control provides commanders with a comprehensive operational picture of unmanned systems employment

Personnel across all corps and force groupings are already using Mission Control, the unified digital command-and-control system for drones within the DELTA ecosystem. It is a tool that records all unmanned systems operations and generates structured dashboards for subsequent analysis and decision-making.

Mission Control provides commanders with a comprehensive operational picture of unmanned systems employment, including plans and performance assessment. The data is structured and suitable for rapid decision-making.

“We are building a system in which every action is transformed into data, and data into decisions,” said Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov.

Mission Control: scope of tasks

The system supports all key mission types:

  • reconnaissance;
  • strike;
  • mining;
  • logistics;
  • evacuation.

It is already operational across all corps and groupings of the Defence Forces.

How Mission Control works

Comparison of legacy spreadsheet-based reporting and the new Mission Control workflow, showing the shift to real-time digital dashboards for unmanned systems operations
Mission Control streamlines reporting by replacing manual processes with real-time digital dashboards for unmanned systems operations

Mission Control was deployed in just two months—a process that typically takes years. The results are already evident, as the system is now in use across all corps and force groupings.

“In parallel, reports 5.31 and 5.32, which logged unmanned systems activity, have been abolished. If a unit was operating intensively, this took several hours to fill out spreadsheets and transmit data. This was followed by the upward reporting chain, which affected the flexibility and efficiency of decision-making,” said Mykhailo Fedorov.

Once data is entered into Mission Control, the system generates a dashboard that is available within minutes for analysis and subsequent planning of unit operations. Decision-making is grounded in high-quality data that is concurrently accessible across all levels of command—from the battalion level to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

“Mission Control is the foundation of data-driven command and control for unmanned systems. In modern warfare, this means faster decisions, more targets destroyed, and lives saved. Less bureaucracy means greater results on the battlefield,” said the Minister of Defence.

As previously reported, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov signed an order to launch Mission Control at the end of January 2026.

By early March, over 150,000 digital reports on completed missions had been generated in Mission Control.

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