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Our Mission

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Drone Strike Financing exists to connect capital with innovation. We specialise in arranging financing for the purchase, manufacture, and research and development of Ukrainian drone technologies. In a rapidly changing defence environment, we help our clients access systems and expertise that are proven on the battlefield and vital to the future of security.

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Who We Are

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Drone Strike Financing is led by professionals with deep connections to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and defence sector. This unique vantage point allows us to anticipate technological developments before they reach wider markets, and to understand the financing structures needed to bring them to scale.

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What Sets Us Apart

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• First-hand insight: Direct awareness of operational technologies and upcoming innovations.

• Specialised focus: A dedicated practice centred exclusively on drones and unmanned aerial systems.

• Strategic alignment: Financing solutions designed to match both immediate procurement needs and long-term R&D ambitions.

• Trusted network: Relationships across defence companies, investors, and government agencies.

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Our Approach

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We combine defence-sector knowledge with financial expertise to build solutions that are both practical and sustainable. Every financing arrangement is tailored: whether supporting procurement for frontline deployment, enabling production expansion, or advancing new prototypes, we ensure the right capital reaches the right project at the right time.

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A Partner You Can Rely On

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In an industry where trust and precision are paramount, Drone Strike Financing stands for integrity, discretion, and results. Our role is to make sure that capital serves innovation, and that innovation strengthens security.

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Since its inception, Drone Strike Financing has developed close working relationships with a variety of agencies within the United States Government, reflecting Washington’s recognition that Ukraine’s indigenous drone sector is a critical pillar of both her immediate defence and long-term security posture. Early contacts were established through exploratory discussions with the Department of Defense and associated research agencies, focusing upon the ways in which private capital could be harnessed to accelerate research and development cycles. Drone Strike Financing personnel were invited to participate in closed-door workshops convened by the Pentagon’s Defence Innovation Unit, which has a mandate to engage non-traditional suppliers and investors in emerging military technologies. These discussions underscored the alignment of US strategic priorities with the company’s mission: to create scalable, sustainable financial structures that can deliver rapid increases in Ukrainian drone production while offering commercial returns to private backers. In parallel, channels were opened with the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which coordinates security assistance to partners and allies. Drone Strike Financing staff advised on structuring mechanisms that could complement foreign military financing programmes by leveraging private funds, thus easing the fiscal burden on US taxpayers without compromising the strategic objective of equipping Ukraine with state-of-the-art unmanned systems.

 

This cooperation deepened as the United States Congress approved successive aid packages for Ukraine in 2023 and 2024, which included earmarked funds for unmanned aerial vehicles and counter-drone technologies. Recognising that the scale of Ukrainian demand exceeded the capacity of government budgets alone, officials encouraged the exploration of hybrid models that could blend public funds with private equity. Drone Strike Financing’s leadership, drawing upon its expertise in structured finance and defence procurement, prepared proposals outlining how such models might be implemented with appropriate safeguards for oversight, compliance, and export control. These proposals were circulated among congressional staffers, Defence Department programme managers, and legal experts in Washington, many of whom have since acknowledged the value of private sector engagement in bridging critical supply gaps. The company’s personnel have also contributed to policy discussions with think tanks closely linked to the US defence establishment, helping shape the intellectual climate around the role of private capital in national security innovation. As a result, Drone Strike Financing is increasingly seen not as a marginal player but as a credible partner in the broader transatlantic effort to ensure that Ukraine’s drone industry evolves into a long-term strategic asset, with benefits that extend to US military readiness and Western defence cooperation more generally.

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2022 – Foundations in Washington

The origins of Drone Strike Financing’s engagement with the United States Government may be traced to the immediate aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As the Pentagon rushed to identify supply bottlenecks in supporting Ukraine’s defence, personnel from Drone Strike Financing entered informal dialogues with US defence attachés and congressional advisors exploring how private capital might augment emergency aid flows. At this stage, discussions were primarily conceptual, but they laid the groundwork for a mutual understanding that the private sector could play a role in supplementing state resources without displacing them.

 

2023 – Opening Channels with the Department of Defense

In 2023, Drone Strike Financing’s leadership was invited to participate in workshops convened by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. These sessions were designed to introduce non-traditional actors to procurement pipelines and highlight areas where agile financial instruments could accelerate R&D. Key personnel provided input on how private equity structures might shorten the timeline from prototype to battlefield-ready platform. At the same time, the company developed early contacts with the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, emphasising the possibility of co-financing arrangements that could reinforce US military assistance to Ukraine.

 

2024 – Legislative Context and Policy Integration

By 2024, the United States Congress had passed several substantial aid packages for Ukraine, some containing earmarked allocations for unmanned aerial vehicles and counter-drone technologies. Drone Strike Financing staff engaged directly with congressional aides drafting these bills, offering briefings on how private investment mechanisms could complement appropriated funds. The company prepared white papers circulated among committee staff, illustrating hybrid models whereby federal guarantees or risk-sharing arrangements could unlock larger pools of private finance. This was the year when Drone Strike Financing became a recognised participant in Washington’s ecosystem of defence policy dialogue, invited to contribute insights at roundtables organised by leading think tanks such as the Atlantic Council and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

 

2025 – Towards Structured Partnership

In 2025, cooperation moved from policy discussion to structured exploration of joint models. Officials at the Pentagon, facing unprecedented demand for drones in Ukraine and constraints upon domestic production, encouraged the idea of transatlantic private-public partnerships. Drone Strike Financing personnel were consulted on compliance frameworks that would respect ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) while still attracting European and American private capital into Ukrainian drone enterprises. By mid-2025, the company was actively liaising with both the Department of Defense and the State Department on proposals for pilot projects where private funds would accelerate specific Ukrainian drone lines already approved under US assistance programmes. In parallel, congressional offices increasingly viewed Drone Strike Financing as a technical resource, able to explain to sceptical legislators how private involvement could yield measurable returns while aligning with America’s strategic interest in Ukraine’s defence.