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    Ukraine in race to build a million reconnaissance and attack drones to fight Putin army

    by Nicholas Cecil Dec 20, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: AP

    Ukraine plans to produce a million reconnaissance and attack FPV drones next year, the country's minister for strategic industries said on Wednesday.

    Oleksandr Kamyshin said Kyiv's plans for next year also included more than 11,000 medium- and long-range attack drones.

    "All production facilities are ready, and contracting for 2024 begins," he said on Telegram messenger.

    The figure includes at least 1,000 drones with a range of more than 1,000 km (620 miles), he added.

    FPV (first person view) drones allow the controller to see what the drone's camera can identify.

    The focus on drones highlights how modern warfare has changed.

    Ukraine has a huge task in trying

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