Unmanned Systems Forces

Unmanned Systems Forces
Сили безпілотних систем
Active6 February 2024–present
Country Ukraine
RoleDrone warfare
Size5,000[1]
Part of Armed Forces of Ukraine
HeadquartersKyiv
EquipmentUnmanned combat vehicles, UAVs
Websitehttps://usforces.army/en/
Commanders
Current
commander
Unknown
Notable
commanders
Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky
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The Unmanned Systems Forces (abbr. USF, Ukrainian: Сили безпілотних систем, СБС, romanizedSyly bezpilotnykh system, SBS) is a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that specializes in drone warfare and the use of unmanned military robots on land, sea, and air.[2][3] The USF was created in the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was formally established on 11 June 2024.[4] Ukraine is the first (and, as of May 2025, only) country to have a branch of its military dedicated to unmanned systems.[5][6]

  1. ^ IISS 2025, p. 203.
  2. ^ "I signed a decree initiating the establishment of a separate branch of forces – the Unmanned Systems Forces – address by the President of Ukraine" (in Ukrainian). Official website of the President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Ukraine Announces Formalization of New Unmanned Systems Forces Branch of Military". Inside Unmanned Systems. 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "As Ukraine focuses on drone warfare, its military creates new Unmanned Systems Forces branch". ABC News. 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Las nuevas Fuerzas de Sistemas No Tripulados de Ucrania están llamadas a cambiar la guerra con Rusia". 8 February 2024.

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