F-Drones
About
About F-Drones
F-Drones develops Ukrainian unmanned aircraft and the electronics required to control them. The F10 is an FPV strike platform, while LITAVR is an interceptor designed to engage aerial targets travelling at up to 350 kilometres per hour. LITAVR combines remote control with automatic terminal guidance, reducing the precision demanded from the operator during the final approach.
The company develops flight controllers, electronic speed controllers, motors and software alongside complete aircraft, limiting dependence on imported subsystems and allowing rapid adaptation around field requirements. Production has operated since 2023, with the interceptor supplied into Ukrainian defence channels. The F10 has also entered US procurement and export routes through the Drone Dominance programme. F-Drones therefore controls both key onboard components and mission-specific airframes, giving it an integrated development and production role.
Operations
Facilities & manufacturing
- Production setup
2026-06-08 - Ukraine's Ministry of Defence reports that LITAVR entered serial production and deliveries in autumn 2025 after testing and codification. - LITAVR production status
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Output & shipments
- Shipments
2026-07-03 - F-Drones shipped 2,000 F10 drones to the United States under a United States government contract. - F10 shipment to the United States
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Team
- Stas Khutor - Chief Executive Officer - Leads F-Drones as it expands Ukrainian production and establishes a United States manufacturing presence.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-08-03 - Product Launch - F-Drones launches $4,200 F-CAPTAIN mid-strike UAV
F-CAPTAIN has a stated range of up to 100 kilometres and carries a warhead of up to 10 kilograms. The $4,200 system includes the aircraft, a catapult and a ground station; the base configuration uses Starlink and can be fitted with an analogue link. Codification is in progress and mass production is planned afterward; F-Drones disclosed overall capacity of roughly 1,000 drones per month but not current F-CAPTAIN volume.
Source - 2026-07-03 - Commercial Order - F-Drones ships 2,000 F10 combat drones to the United States
Ukraine's export-control service issued the permit on July 1. The shipment is tied to the F10 unmanned combat aircraft and U.S. demand. Reporting links the order to the Pentagon Drone Dominance programme.
Source - 2026-06-30 - Facility Opening - F-Drones announces $18.4 million Ohio manufacturing centre
The planned Holland, Ohio site will support assembly and manufacturing for the U.S. market. F-Drones expects to invest $18.4 million in the project. The manufacturing-centre plan is associated with 300 proposed jobs.
Source - 2026-06-08 - Production Milestone - Ukraine defence ministry confirms serial LITAVR production and deliveries
F-Drones began developing and producing unmanned systems in 2023. LITAVR entered testing and codification in summer 2025, followed by serial production and deliveries in the autumn. LITAVR combines terminal guidance, remote control and non-GPS navigation, with speeds up to 350 km/h and recorded range beyond 80 km.
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Relations
Relationships
- Ukrainian Defense Drones (UDD)
United States Representative - UDD represents F-Drones in the United States and is supporting the planned Ohio manufacturing centre.
Context
Comparable profiles
- The Fourth Law
comparable profile - Defence Fpv Drone Builder
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- Orqa
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- Tenet Industries
comparable profile - Defence Fpv Drone Builder
- Ptashka Drones
comparable profile - Defence Fpv Drone Builder
Shared workflows
- Granta Autonomy
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Skydagger
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- AerialX
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Cambridge Aerospace
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Fortem Technologies
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- DroneShield
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Molfar Defence Technologies
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Drone Volt
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Drone Defence
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
- Lendurai
workflow adjacency - Autonomous Drone Interception
Context tags
- Defence FPV drone builder - Peer Group - F-Drones builds the F7 and F10 FPV aircraft families; current company and Ukrainian defence reporting document the complete systems: https://fdrones.tech/
- Autonomous drone interception - Workflow - The government profile documents LITAVR automatic terminal guidance against fast aerial targets.
- C-UAS interceptor drone builder - Peer Group - Ukraine Ministry of Defence identifies F-Drones as the developer of the LITAVR interceptor UAV.
Commercial
- F-Drones ships 2,000 F10 combat drones to the United States
2026-07-03 · Order / contract · Ukrainian reporting said F-Drones shipped 2,000 F10 strike drones to the United States after Ukraine issued its first permit for export of finished combat drones.
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