F-Drones

F-Drones, operating under the Ukrainian Defense Drones Tech Corporation, is one of Ukraine’s larger first-person-view (FPV) drone makers. It began manufacturing in 2023 and is known for two attack quadcopters — the seven-inch F7 and the ten-inch F10 — alongside the F7 LITAVR, an interceptor designed to bring down Shahed/Geran-type loitering munitions and reported to reach speeds of around 350 km/h.

The F10 drew international attention when it was selected for the US Army’s “Drone Dominance” program, a Pentagon effort to buy large numbers of inexpensive strike drones. According to reporting, the F10 scored 72.9 out of 100 and placed sixth overall in the first selection phase, securing a procurement arrangement with the US Army. Coverage attributed the result in large part to the company’s localized supply chain: F-Drones, which initially relied on Chinese parts, says it moved carbon-frame and antenna production in-house, and by 2025 was also building flight controllers, electronic speed controllers, radio modems and video-transmission systems domestically or via European partners. The F10 has been listed on Ukraine’s Brave1 marketplace at roughly 27,000 UAH (about $611).

F-Drones sits alongside other Ukrainian FPV and interceptor makers such as Wild Hornets and Vyriy Drone in a wartime sector that has scaled rapidly since 2022.