Lithuania to Allocate €3 Million to Ukraine for Drone Production, Germany and Canada to Transfer Ready-made Drones

At an extraordinary meeting of the Drone Coalition Steering Group held the day before, Ukraine informed its partners about the situation on the battlefield with the Russian occupation forces and the urgent needs to repel the attacks of the hostile Russian army. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds called on the participants to remember every day that the war is ongoing, so it is time for all participants to join the initiative, which is gaining momentum and is awaiting the accession of new countries.

As a result of the Drone Coalition meeting, Canada will start transferring 450 SkyRanger multi-purpose UAVs to Ukraine in the summer. Lithuania will allocate €3 million 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 provide VECTOR 211 reconnaissance drones.

The Drone Coalition was officially launched within the framework of the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group. The Coalition is co-led by the United Kingdom and Latvia. The Coalition has also been joined by: Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden.