Ukrainian MoD buys DJI Mavic 3 drones for first time

The Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine acquired 4,000 DJI Mavic 3 drones for UAH 0,5 billion for the first time. The news was published on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. According to the results of bidding on the Prozorro tender platform, the Defense Procurement Agency has concluded contracts for the supply of 3,000 DJI Mavic 3E and 1,000 DJI Mavic 3T with additional equipment.

According to the results of the contracts, the average prices of one unmanned aviation system amounted to:

• UAH 126.9 thousand - DJI Mavic 3E with three additional batteries and a charger;
• UAH 194.2 thousand - DJI Mavic 3T with three additional batteries and a charger.

The total amount of contracts concluded is UAH 575.2 million. It is reported that the first batches of purchased unmanned aircraft systems have already been delivered to military units.

Procurement of drones at the Prozorro

The purchased drones are part of the Ministry of Defense's March tender for the purchase of 15,000 DJI Mavic 3E and 5,000 DJI Mavic 3T worth almost UAH 3 billion. At the same time, the Defense Procurement Agency at the Prozorro system is now bidding for the purchase of another 6,000 drones: 4,500 Mavic 3E and 1,500 Mavic 3T.

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In general, purchases of all 20,000 quadcopters at the Prozorro system, according to the announcement, are limited by the delivery period - until May 31, 2024. ?"Best prices can be obtained when there is real competition between suppliers. That is why, when the Agency was able to buy Mavics, such necessary for the front, we used the new framework agreement procedure at Prozorro.

This approach has paid off 100%.

We were able to get record low prices for the state, which is confirmed by research by investigative journalists," said Marina Bezrukova, Director of the Defense Procurement Agency of Ukraine.