In the three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine has almost certainly become the largest producer of drones in the Western-aligned world. Early workshop tinkering on mainly commercial Chinese drones evolved into steadily more professional and massive production of domestic unmanned aerial systems (UAVs).

Since Moscow can’t produce enough ballistic and cruise missiles, it is outsourcing many of their missions to far cheaper drones.

Billionaire and PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel invested in the startup in 2022, saying it was a "leap ahead of its competition."