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Ukraine Just Put AI Into Its FPV Drones—and They’re Already Winning
Ukraine’s defense sector is accelerating its shift toward AI-driven warfare, as drone maker Vyriy and autonomy developer The Fourth Law (TFL) begin mass production of precision FPV drones equipped with advanced terminal guidance.
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Ukraine’s defense industry is taking a major step forward: drone giant Vyriy and autonomy pioneer The Fourth Law (TFL) have announced the launch of mass production of FPV drones equipped with advanced AI-driven guidance, TFL stated in a comment for UNITED24 Media on September 15.
The upgraded Vyriy-10, already one of the most widely used drones on the frontlines, will now come standard with TFL’s TFL-1 terminal guidance module, enabling precision strikes even under heavy jamming and electronic warfare.
“Over the past few months, we have been supplying TFL-1 modules to a number of combat brigades,” said Yaroslav Azhnyuk, CEO of The Fourth Law.
“The use of our system has increased drone strike effectiveness by 2–4 times, while the cost rises by only 10%,” he added.
A major boost to frontline effectiveness
Vyriy CEO Oleksii Babenko said his team has personally tested the new systems, calling the AI-guided strikes a breakthrough.
“Artificial intelligence for target detection is a truly effective strike tool. It is an indispensable part of future guidance systems that significantly increases effectiveness. It is gratifying to note the progress of The Fourth Law: such companies provide exactly the kind of asymmetric solutions our army needs.”
He added that the company decided to implement TFL-1 on our drones, and they expect to see an increase in successful strikes as early as next month,” he said.
In addition to improved accuracy, Ukrainian soldiers operating the upgraded drones will earn extra “e-points”—a digital reward system that can be exchanged for more drones and equipment via the government’s Brave1 marketplace. One e-point carries the equivalent value of about $242 in gear.
Cutting costs, scaling production
Despite the leap in performance, the companies stressed that pricing remains accessible. The new Vyriy-10-TFL-1 will cost just $448, making it only slightly more expensive than traditional FPV drones.
“We wanted terminal guidance to minimally affect the final price of the drone—and we succeeded,” Babenko explained.
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The TFL-1 system, developed over nearly two years, has already received NATO codification. Built on machine vision, it uses a fire-and-forget model, taking over the final-stage flight to lock onto and strike targets even in environments with high interference. Software updates can be installed in minutes, keeping the fleet continuously modernized.
“Given its effectiveness, we expect that within 6–9 months, most drones at the front will be equipped with similar autonomy systems,” said Azhnyuk.
Our first-level autonomy FPVs Lupinis-10-TFL-1 and the TFL-1 autonomy module have received NATO codification!
— The Fourth Law (@thefourthlawai) September 5, 2025
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Earlier, Ukraine launched Clarity—software that spots enemy assets in drone imagery, geotags them, and builds orthophotos in seconds. Already trusted by 250+ frontline units, it cuts analyst time by 90% — and runs on a laptop.
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