Jun. 5 — Ukrainian Defence Drones Tech Corp., which represents a Ukrainian manufacturer in the United States, got a Pentagon contract for supplying 2,000 FPV drones F10, reported the Defender Media.

Currently, both sides have a signed supply contract, and the export license application is under review at the State Service for Export Control of Ukraine and the interagency commission on export control.

“The F10 drone took sixth place in the first phase of Drone Dominance – the American program in which the military tests drones and procures the best ones,” said the Defender Media.

The F10 scored 72.9 points out of 100. The table of winners also states that the Pentagon intends to purchase 2,000 Ukrainian FPV drones.

The manufacturer plans to invest the money received under the contract in investigations and developments. Also, they want to localize the production of components in Ukraine that comply with the American National Defence Act. 

The SpetsTechnoExport company handles the process of obtaining an export sales license.

Earlier, The Defender Media reported that the Shrike 10 Fiber fiber-optic drone from the Ukrainian company SkyFall won the first stage of the Drone Dominance program, scoring 99.3 out of 100.

The Ukrainian companies BlueBird Tech and General Cherry have also qualified for the second round of Drone Dominance, reported the Ukrainian media Oboronka and Yaroslav Hryshyn, General Cherry co-founder.

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