Netherlands allocates 60 million euros to purchase drones for Ukraine

Oleh Pavliuk, Tetyana Oliynyk — Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 23:00

Kajsa Ollongren, the Dutch Defence Minister, announced during a recent visit to Kyiv that 60 million euros would be assigned to "develop the potential of offensive drones for Ukraine".

Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence, cited by European Pravda

Details: Out of the 60 million euros allocated by the Netherlands, a third – 20 million euros – will be used to purchase FPV drones through a drone coalition, which was established earlier this year as part of the Contact Group on Ukraine's defence.

Another 17.5 million euros are allocated for the purchase of marine drones and their production in Ukraine.

The remaining funds will be used for bilateral supplies of various types of drones and will be allocated for purchases from the Dutch industry.

Background:

The UK, together with Latvia, leads an international drone coalition formed within the framework of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defence.
Last week, they announced a tender for the supply of FPV drones to Ukraine worth €352,000.

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