A file photo of a US Army soldier launching a Raven unmanned aerial vehicle of the type that is now to be donated to North Macedonia along with the Puma. (US Army)
The governments of the United States and North Macedonia have agreed on a donation for the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (Armija na Republika Severna Makedonija: ARSM) of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), the North Macedonian Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to
Janes
on 24 January.
Following comments made by North Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Misajlovski to national media outlet
Kurir
on the transfer of five UASs by the US, the MoD told
Janes
that this donation is included in six arms agreements that have been signed by the respective governments.
“These six new government-to-government agreements include AeroVironment Raven and AeroVironment Puma small unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in addition to small-arms and accessories, individual equipment and ammunition, cyber-defence capabilities, and Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS) software, all for use by the ARSM’s Light Infantry Battalion Group (Lesna Peshadiska Borbena Grupa: LPBG),” the MoD said. It added that production of the UASs would begin “after the related government-to-government agreements are signed by both the US and [North] Macedonian authorities” with delivery to North Macedonia to be “in the following years”.
The MoD did not disclose the number of air vehicles per UAS.
The six
different government-to-government agreements will have a combined value of USD26.5 million, and would enable the North Macedonian army to replace over 50% of its current Yugoslavia-era small calibre infantry weapons.
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