Ukraine approves domestic FPV drone system Svitlovod for military use

The press service of the Defense Ministry reports this with reference to the Main Directorate for Life Cycle Support of Weapons and Military Equipment.

It is noted that the drones of the Svitlovod complex are built on a sturdy frame, have high-performance engines, and capacitive lightweight batteries.

"These ‘birds’ have a fiber-optic control channel and deliver a combat charge over a distance of several tens of kilometers. The drones are equipped with automatic target detection and recognition systems. Depending on the configuration, they can be equipped with day or night cameras," the statement says.

The Defense Ministry noted that Svitlovod can be deployed into a combat position in a few minutes.

The Defense Ministry also recalled that since the beginning of 2025, more than 60 samples of unmanned aerial systems with fiber-optic control channels have been approved for use in the troops.

• Ukraine's Defense Ministry has codified and authorized for operation in the Armed Forces the Ukrainian-produced unmanned aerial system Chief-1.