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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“entirely locally made” = 80% Ukraine made according to their website.
I didn’t find a parts list but entirely locally made seems like a stretch regarding electronics.
TIL Flight controllers use STM32 processors that are made around the world in various fabs. Nice. 👍