unmanned systems

DEUTZ and ARX Robotics to produce GEREON ground drones for Ukraine

German companies DEUTZ and ARX Robotics are launching industrial series production of GEREON unmanned ground systems in Ulm, with the first units expected to be delivered to Ukraine by late summer, the companies said in a press release.

10 July, 04:32 PM

Zelenskyy orders 50,000 ground robots to be produced in 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered a large increase in the production of ground robotic systems for the military, tasking Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov with a target of at least 50,000 units manufactured this year.

28 April, 04:11 PM

Ukraine’s pivot to robotics saps Russia’s battlefield momentum — report

The brutal Russian invasion has forced Ukraine to compensate for its manpower disadvantage, eventually introducing surprisingly capable combat robots to the battlefield, New York Post columnist David Hambling wrote on April 20.

21 April, 09:49 PM

Russia races to grow its drone forces — Syrskyi

The Russian military plans to increase the number of personnel in its unmanned forces to 101,000 by April 1, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 12.

13 March, 01:55 AM

Investment in Ukrainian defense tech tops $100 million in 2025

Publicly disclosed investment in Ukrainian defence technologies exceeded $100 million in 2025, driven primarily by foreign capital inflows, UCDI Investor Club wrote in its review, publilshed on Jan. 14.

26 January, 09:43 AM

How Ukrainian ground robots fight, deliver weapons, and save lives

Ukraine is pushing humans out of the most dangerous zones of the battlefield, deploying ground robots to take on logistics, evacuation, and combat tasks, Yurii Poritskyi, CEO of DevDroid, explained in a big interview with NV.

7 January, 11:06 AM

Russians adopt Ukrainian multi-angle drone attack tactics

Russian forces are trying to replicate Ukrainian interceptor drone technology, Roman Parkhanov, deputy commander of Ukraine's 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment, told NV in an interview published on Oct. 5.

6 October 2025, 06:41 PM

Ukrainian drones hit 23,400 Russian targets and eliminated 5,100 troops in July — Syrskyi

Ukrainian drones struck 23,400 Russian targets in July, mostly using FPV drones and night bombers, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said following a meeting on the development of unmanned systems forces on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 01:45 PM

Special project

Ukraine creates the world’s first ground drone battalion - NV correspondent

In a global military first, Ukraine has formed the world’s first full-scale ground drone battalion, transforming frontline logistics, medevac operations, and direct combat, NV journalist Serhii Okunev wrote in his exclusive article on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 01:40 PM

Ukraine begins mass use of robotic systems to assault Russian positions

Ukrainian units began testing assaults on Russian positions with unmanned systems about two years ago, and such operations are now nearing widespread use, said Oleksandr, call sign Electryc, commander of the ground robotic systems company of the 93rd Motorized Rifle Brigade, in a joint project by Radio NV and the Ground Forces on July 13.

13 July 2025, 02:56 PM

Ukrainian military deploys drones with 20-km fiber optics at the front — Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi

Unmanned systems with a 20-kilometer range are already operating at the front in Ukraine, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 5.

6 April 2025, 08:40 PM

3rd Assault Brigade forms unmanned systems regiment

The Third Separate Assault Brigade announced the creation of its own unmanned systems regiment on March 24.

24 March 2025, 07:01 PM

unmanned systems