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On 1 July, Ukraine\u2019s State Service for Export Control (SSECU) issued a permit for the export of a batch of F10 strike drones to the United States. A representative of the manufacturer, F-Drones<\/a>, told Defender Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company says it has already shipped 2,000 drones to the US under a contract secured by F-Drones as one of the winners of the first phase of the US Drone Dominance<\/a> programme. \u201cThe permit is in force \u2014 the drones have already crossed the state border,\u201d the company representative said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the company, this is the first time Ukraine has officially authorised the export of finished Ukrainian-made combat drones. Previous decisions had primarily concerned individual technologies, components or parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F-Drones says it received the permit before new government measures<\/a> simplifying exports of military products under martial law came into force. The company completed the full approval process under the existing export-control mechanism and received a positive decision from the interagency commission on military-technical cooperation and export-control policy. The procedure was supported by the state company SpetsTechnoExport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How F-Drones secured a Pentagon contract<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

n February 2026, US company UDD Tech Corp, which represents F-Drones products in the United States, took part in Gauntlet I, the first stage of the Drone Dominance programme. The trials were held at Fort Benning military base in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Gauntlet I, the F10 system ranked sixth among 25 participants<\/a>, was selected as one of 11 winners and received a contract to supply 2,000 drones to the US Department of War. UDD Tech Corp was also selected for the next stage of the programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more:<\/strong> Which Ukrainian manufacturers advanced in the race for Pentagon contracts: Drone Dominance Gauntlet II Qualifier results<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Defender Media reported in early June that F-Drones had signed the contract<\/a> with the Pentagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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