Uforce
| File:UFORCE logo.png | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Defence technology |
| Founded 📆 | 2025 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , London , United Kingdom |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Oleg Rogynskyy (CEO) Oleksiy Honcharuk (chairman) Ben Wallace (board member) |
| Products 📟 | Unmanned systems |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | uforce |
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Uforce (stylised UFORCE) is a British-Ukrainian defence technology company specialising in unmanned systems, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company was co-founded by Oleksiy Honcharuk, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, who serves as chairman of its board. Oleg Rogynskyy, the Ukrainian entrepreneur who founded the enterprise AI company People.ai, joined the board in 2024 and was appointed chief executive officer in 2025.[1][2]
The company brings together several Ukrainian developers and manufacturers of unmanned military systems. Its portfolio spans maritime, aerial and ground platforms, including the Magura family of uncrewed surface vessels,[3] the Nemesis strike UAV and the Lyut unmanned ground vehicle, integrated under a common command-and-control layer. Its portfolio includes maritime, aerial and ground-based platforms, including systems associated with the Magura uncrewed surface vehicle.[4][1]
In March 2026, Uforce raised $50 million in a funding round that valued the company at more than $1 billion, making it the first Ukrainian defence-technology company to pass that mark.[4][5][6]
History
Uforce grew out of a group of Ukrainian engineering teams and companies developing unmanned military systems, which had been working together during the war before being consolidated into a single group.[1][7] It was co-founded by Honcharuk, who served as prime minister of Ukraine from 2019 to 2020 and had previously advised the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces and chaired the supervisory board of Aerorozvidka.[8] UFORCE Global Limited was incorporated in England and Wales in January 2025.[9]
Oleg Rogynskyy, the founder of software company People.ai and of the defence-technology fund Freedom Fund, first met Honcharuk in 2019. He came into contact with Uforce again in 2024, after a company in which Freedom Fund had invested was acquired by the group, and joined its board that year. In 2025 he was appointed chief executive officer.[NEW] Former British defence secretary Ben Wallace also joined the board.[1][7][10]
According to Bloomberg, by March 2026 the group comprised nine Ukrainian defence companies involved in the development of maritime, aerial and ground systems.[4]
In March 2026, Uforce raised $50 million from investors including Shield Capital, Lakestar and Ballistic Ventures. The funding round valued the company at more than $1 billion.[4] Forbes Ukraine reported that this made Uforce the first Ukrainian defence-technology company to reach a valuation above $1 billion.[2][11][12]
Following the investment, Uforce began seeking manufacturing and commercial partnerships outside Ukraine. Reuters reported in March 2026 that the company had received interest from countries in the Middle East in its maritime unmanned systems.[5] Reuters also reported that Rogynskyy travelled to Japan for discussions with government officials and defence companies concerning possible local production of Uforce systems.[6]
Products and technology
Uforce's portfolio consists of unmanned systems for maritime, aerial and ground operations.[4][7]
Among the systems associated with the company is the Magura family of uncrewed surface vessels, which was developed in Ukraine and has been used by Ukrainian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][6]
The company's portfolio also includes the Nemesis unmanned aerial vehicle and Lyut unmanned ground vehicle. Handelsblatt reported that Uforce's portfolio included the Magura, Nemesis, R18 and Lyut systems.[7]
Forbes reported that the company planned to expand production internationally and modify some systems for the requirements of foreign militaries.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Iain Martin (5 March 2026). "This New Company Will Build Ukraine's Deadly Drone Boats For Western Militaries". Forbes. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Марко Сировой; Люба Балашова (26 May 2026). "Перший Defense-єдиноріг. Як UForce експремʼєра Гончарука і засновника People.ai Рогинського інтегрувала дрони-легенди Magura та Nemesis в єдину бойову систему". Forbes Ukraine (in українська). Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "Marine Drone Found Off the Coast of Greece Is Not a Magura". Militarnyi. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Veena Ali-Khan; Aaron Kirchfeld (5 March 2026). "Ukraine Battlefield Tech Firm UFORCE Tops $1 Billion Valuation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tom Balmforth; Max Hunder (30 March 2026). "Ukraine's drone masters eye Iran war to kickstart export ambitions". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Tim Kelly; John Geddie; Ben Blanchard (19 June 2026). "Ukrainian drone makers target Asia as Taiwan tensions spur demand". Reuters. Retrieved 28 August 2026.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Larissa Holzki (5 March 2026). "Dieses Start-up will ukrainische Drohnen weltweit verkaufen". Handelsblatt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "UFORCE launches in UK with seed funding". UK Defence Journal. 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "UFORCE GLOBAL LIMITED". Companies House. GOV.UK. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "Ben Wallace to join defence-focused investment firm". Financial Times. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Ingrid Lunden (2026-03-05). "Uforce raises $50M at a $1B+ valuation to build defence tech for Ukraine". Resilience Media. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Uforce Hits $1B Valuation, Becoming Ukraine's First Defense Tech Unicorn". United24 Media. 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
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