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UK and Latvia lead coalition to provide thousands of drones to Ukraine

October 8, 2024
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UK and Latvia lead coalition to provide thousands of drones to Ukraine
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The scale-up of drone supply will provide Ukrainian forces with better situational awareness to target “enemy positions, armoured vehicles, and ships with explosive ordnance,” the statement said.

Eight states, including Germany and the Netherlands, are expected to join the coalition, according to Latvian media. 

The coalition was launched at a meeting of NATO defence ministers at the military alliance’s Brussels headquarters.

“On land and at sea we’ve seen the impact drones are having in Ukraine,” the UK’s defence minister Grant Schapps said on social media platform X.

“That’s why, as the largest supplier of drones to Ukraine, the UK will lead an international coalition to get thousands more onto the battlefield,” Schapps added.

Lativan defence minister said the coalition would “work towards the goal of delivering one million drones to Ukraine.”

At a press conference in December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced an ambitious plans to produce 1 million drones in 2024.

Digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a champion of the wartime drone industry, also assured last week Ukraine was quickly scaling up production of long-range drones capable of reaching Moscow and St Petersburg.

As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third year, the drone industry is considered pivotal in Kyiv’s counter-offensive.

Military tech startups have thrived on the production of cheap aerial drones that have proved effective on the frontline.

Russia is said to have also boosted drone production in a bid to compete with Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.

The UK and Latvia-led initiative was announced as NATO ministers gathered to review their progress in propping up Ukraine’s war efforts, scale up defence production capacity and prepare for the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in July.

Also at the ministerial meeting, 13 NATO allies – among them France, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey – are expected to sign an agreement on procuring new munitions and missiles.

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Sweden, whose NATO accession is awaiting ratification by the Hungarian parliament, is also expected to sign.

While EU countries have committed to providing Ukraine with the military prowess it needs to win the war, governments have struggled to ensure the defence industry can meet demands without depleting European stockpiles.

Source link : https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/02/15/uk-and-latvia-lead-coalition-to-provide-thousands-of-drones-to-ukraine

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