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Drone production for Ukrainian army starts in Czech Republic

3 July, 2024 Wednesday
16:22

The Czech-Ukrainian company UAC has launched mass production of drones for Ukraine's Armed Forces, including the Bulava attack UAV

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E15 reports.

The company plans to produce hundreds of reconnaissance and attack drones, including Leleka-LR and Bulava attack drones.

"In November, we started trial operation, and in April, we started mass production. This is literally a military production, our exclusive customer is the Ukrainian army," said the company's executive director.

The article states that UAC is a branch of the private Ukrainian company DeViRo, which has been producing unmanned aerial vehicles since 2014. The Czech Kolín production facility employs 80 people, most of whom are mostly Ukrainians. At the same time, Czechs make up a fifth of the total workforce.

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