Unmanned Systems Forces

Unmanned Systems Forces
Сили безпілотних систем (Syly bezpilotnykh system)
Active6 February 2024–present
Country Ukraine
RoleDrone warfare
Part ofArmed Forces of Ukraine
HeadquartersKyiv
EquipmentUnmanned combat vehicles
Commanders
Commander of the USFColonel Vadym Sukharevsky

The Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) is a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine which specializes in drone warfare and the use of military robots on land, sea and air.[1][2] The USF was created in the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was formally established on June 11, 2024.[3]

As of June 2024, around 3,000 soldiers were reported to be in the USF.[4][need quotation to verify] There are reports of soldiers from the Ukrainian General Staff's Main Directorate of Unmanned Systems being reassigned to the USF.[5]

In 2024, the USF claimed to have better quality drones, despite Russia having six times the quantity.[6][failed verification]

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ "Ukraine Announces Formalization of New Unmanned Systems Forces Branch of Military". Inside Unmanned Systems. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "У Києві презентували новітній рід військ ЗСУ — Сили безпілотних систем" (in Ukrainian). 11 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Головне управління безпілотних систем" (in Ukrainian). 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Vadym Sukharevsky, the man in charge of Ukraine's drones". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

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