COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS
- Feb 1
- 1 min read
Updated: May 9
GOAL:
100K UAH (2-3K USD) PER MONTH
NEED:
Sustaining engineering operations, supplying tools, materials, and components needed for specific projects or routine activities to accomplish combat missions. These are not the expensive items we buy constantly; these include experimental purchases that can evolve into separate, dedicated fundraisers.
STATUS:
Ongoing fundraiser, 468K UAH (11K USD) spent as of Feb 28, 2026 (reports are delayed by 2 months for security reasons).
Purchased items: 3D printing equipment and filament, as well as other materials usable in production to save 3D printing resources, carbon fiber tubes, two-component adhesive, pigtails, patch cords, cables, connectors, plugs, assorted switches and buttons, minicomputers, rangefinders, splitters, cards, modules, signal amplifiers, programmers, converters, controllers, sensors, and various minor electronics, PCB protective chemicals (conformal coating), engineering solder, zip ties, heat shrink tubing, double-sided tape, multimeters, soldering irons, soldering tips, and small tools.
Bank receipts over 1K UAH (23 USD) are in the files.
Special thanks: To everyone who contributed.
WORKSHOP:
MORE ABOUT COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT
This is our largest expense and critical need, the details of which we discuss only with verified partners. Beyond tuning drones and building signal amplifiers, we experiment with digital tech, assemble custom battery packs (to maximize flight time), manufacture fiber-optic coils, and run our own 3D printing shop to relentlessly upgrade our gear.
Our main bottlenecks are operating hand-to-mouth due to chronic underfunding, cash flow gaps, and typical growing pains. It’s exactly like a business. Except we don’t sell our product — we destroy it all with our own ruthless, skilled hands.
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