FPV drone makers always relied on Chinese components, with all the supply chain issues that entails. Now Ukrainian makers Vyriy have built an all-local supply chain.

At a time when reducing imports and building national capacity is become ever more important, Ukraine has achieved what seemed impossible: producing drones using entirely locally made components. This gives them an unrivalled ability to develop and mass produce drones to their exact requirements. More surprising is the cost. Rather than adding a premium, by building locally the Ukrainians are actually undercutting Chinese makers.

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I assume they’re devoting the vast majority of their capacity to military production for now, but I would enthusiastically buy a Ukrainian drone over a Chinese one once the war is heading towards a positive resolution, and consumer production becomes more of a thing.

    Their site, for those interested. They’ve got a ~350ish USD model with a 2kg capacity, 25km range, and 3km max altitude. That seems… really good for the price.