Flash Tech
A Ukrainian FPV-drone producer that emerged during the full-scale war.
Flash Tech is a Ukrainian producer of first-person-view (FPV) strike drones that rose to prominence after Russia’s full-scale invasion of 2022. The Warsaw-based OSW Centre for Eastern Studies lists it among the most notable manufacturers to emerge in that period, alongside firms such as Smart Machinery Solutions, Robotics Distribution and UMO Ukraine.
The company is one of dozens of new entrants in a sector that expanded sharply during the war: by analysts’ counts the number of registered Ukrainian drone firms grew from a few dozen in 2022 to several hundred by 2025, collectively producing millions of airframes a year. Detailed figures for Flash Tech’s own output, model line-up and locations have not been published in the open record. It should not be confused with Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, the Ukrainian radio and electronic-warfare specialist who is an individual adviser rather than this manufacturer.
Products
Drones
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FPV strike drones
First-person-view strike quadcopters for front-line use.
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FPV-10 (F10t)
10-inch FPV attack drone with dual-band ELRS control and high-power 5.8 GHz video link, produced in serial batches for Ukrainian armed forces.
Introduced 2023
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FPV-8
8-inch FPV attack drone produced by Flash Tech alongside its larger 10-inch model for the Ukrainian defence market.
Introduced 2023
Sources
- www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/osw-commentary/2025-10-14/game-drones-production-and-use-ukrainian-battlefield-unmanned (2026-06-19) — OSW Centre for Eastern Studies — lists Flash Tech among notable Ukrainian drone producers to emerge after 2022.
- www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/12/1103833/ukraine-russia-drone-war-flash-radio-serhii-beskrestnov-social-media/ (2026-06-19) — MIT Technology Review — profile of Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, used to distinguish the person from the company.