Ukraine to supply 374,000 fiber-optic drones... introduces price-linked contracts
Original headline우크라이나, 광섬유 드론 37만4000대 공급…가격연동 계약 도입
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Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said April 21 that 374,000 fiber-optic drones were supplied in 2025 through Defense Procurement Agency (DOT) contracts, with receipts through April already exceeding 92% of last year’s total volume. The ministry has begun indexing fiber-optic cable, reel and spool prices into drone procurement contracts after global fiber prices rose or fluctuated by a factor of two to six, though it did not specify the comparison period or how the multiples were calculated by fiber specification. Officials said fixed-price contracts risked delivery disruptions when key component costs shifted within weeks of signing. The move matters because it ties drone supply continuity to volatile input costs rather than locking in stale prices. What to watch next is whether DOT contracts adopt the price-linked mechanism more broadly and whether fiber price swings ease or further disrupt 2025 deliveries.
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