​​​​Drone coalition allocates €20 million for purchase of reconnaissance UAVs

The drone coalition has allocated €20 million from a joint fund to purchase Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) drones for the Ukrainian defence forces.

Source: Kateryna Chernohorenko, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalisation, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The Defence Ministry reported that the delivery of the equipment is expected within three months.

Chernohorenko said that thanks to these drones, the military can reconnoitre an area and increase the combat situation awareness of their units.

Background:

• The coalition of drones was formed in February 2024 during the 19th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format), an idea proposed by Latvia.
• Latvia coordinates the initiative together with the UK. It currently includes 18 countries: Latvia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Estonia, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Germany, Sweden and Ukraine.
• In July 2024, the countries participating in the drone coalition signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which they created a joint fund worth €45 million.
• Since the beginning of this year, it has been expected that the members of the drone coalition would begin massive supplies of various types of drones to Ukraine.

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