Reconnaissance UAVs and 3 million euros for FPV drones: the Ministry of Defense held a meeting of the Drone Coalition
Kyiv • UNN
At the extraordinary meeting, international partners promised to start supplying Ukraine with various modifications of drones, including Canada will provide 450 SkyRanger UAVs, Lithuania will allocate funds for the production of FPV drones, the Netherlands will sign contracts with Denmark and Germany for the supply of Heidrun RQ-35 drones.
At an extraordinary meeting of the steering group of the Drone Coalition, international partners promised to start supplying Ukraine with drones of various modifications soon. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Ministry of Defense.
Details
The ministry said that the day before, a meeting of the Drone Coalition was held, during which Ukraine informed its partners about the situation on the battlefield and the urgent needs to repel enemy attacks.
The situation on the frontline is changing every day, and the enemy continues to attack civilian objects, especially energy infrastructure. We need tools for an asymmetric response. Time is running out to discuss solutions, we need them now
The Defense Ministry also announced the results of the meeting:
- Canada will start transferring 450 SkyRanger multi-role UAVs in the summer.
- Lithuania will allocate 3 million euros for the production of FPV drones for Ukraine.
- The Netherlands has confirmed its intention to contract a batch of Heidrun RQ-35 drones worth €200 million in cooperation with Denmark and Germany.
- Germany will hand over VECTOR 211 reconnaissance drones.
For reference
The Drone Coalition has officially launched within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The Coalition is led by the United Kingdom and Latvia. The Coalition has also been joined by: Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden.
Recall
Ukraine is developing an innovative UA DroneID technology to identify its own and enemy drones, improve mission safety and efficiency, provide situational awareness, and minimize friendly fire.
