The Ministry of Defense explained whether Ukraine has rocket engine developments

Ukraine views the production of jet engines as one of the critical directions of developing its own defense-industrial complex. The need covers various classes of systems—from interceptors and middle strike to deep strike and cruise missiles.

Which systems require engines? According to Defense Minister Yevheniy Khmara, the demand for jet engines spans different classes of systems: interceptors, middle strike, deep strike, and cruise missiles. Ukraine already has a number of developments and manufacturers that the state accompanies and supports, the minister noted. In total, about twenty Ukrainian manufacturers are active across three main categories. For one type of engine, the demand benchmark for 2027 year may reach roughly 10 thousand units per month, Khmara said. Also read: Air terror. Will there be a breakthrough with the downing of jet “Shahids” and what could hinder it.

Regarding the fact that Ukrainian interceptors in the future will switch to jet propulsion, this was discussed in an interview with RBC-Ukraine by Yartura CEO Oleg Bukarenko. According to him, the company works with Ukrainian component manufacturers, including engines, and the growth in the speed of strike UAVs requires the development of other systems as well. At the same time, as co-founder Tymofiy Yurkiv of Contra-Drone noted, scaling jet-interceptors is hindered by the technological complexity of the solution and the high cost of components, particularly engines, which Ukraine largely purchases abroad.