Ukraine Expands DOT-Chain Defence Marketplace With Interceptor Drones to Counter Shahed Attacks

Ukrainian troops will now be able to independently choose and quickly receive equipment to counter Russian Shahed-type drones, including interceptor drones, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal stated on December 31.

Shmyhal said interceptor drones designed to destroy uncrewed aircraft have been made available under the “Army of Drones Bonus”  program and will be supplied through DOT-Chain Defense.

He said the ministry received requests from service members to include such interceptors in the program and carried out a survey of units to identify which interceptor models they use and consider most effective.

Shmyhal said this would be the second type of interceptor drone supplied to the military through the DOT-Chain Defense program.

He said tactical-level interceptor drones were previously added to the marketplace to help counter Russian reconnaissance and strike UAVs along the front line.

Shmyhal also added that the Defense Ministry’s procurement agency has signed contracts with six manufacturers of this type of interceptor drone, and that by the end of December, troops had received nearly 5,000 interceptor drones through DOT-Chain Defense.

Earlier, it was reported that Ukraine will launch DOT‑Chain Defense, a digital system designed to accelerate and simplify the delivery of weapons to frontline units, allowing brigades to order drones, EW tools, and robotic systems with reduced bureaucracy.

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