International Coalition to Supply Ukraine with Thousands of Drones

Under the initiative, the U.K. is committing 200 million pounds to manufacture drones, making it Ukraine’s largest drone supplier.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 01:43 PM ET

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Under the new initiative, the U.K. will scale up and streamline provision of first person view (FPV) drones to Ukraine. [Courtesy: Ukraine Territorial Defense Forces]

Key Takeaways:

An international coalition led by the U.K. and Latvia will supply Ukraine with thousands of drones, with a stated goal of delivering one million, to bolster its military against Russia.
The initiative focuses on providing highly effective First Person View (FPV) drones, deemed crucial for situational awareness and targeting in modern warfare.
The U.K. has committed £200 million to manufacture these drones, establishing itself as Ukraine’s largest drone supplier, with other nations like the Netherlands also joining the coalition.

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A new international coalition led by the U.K. and Latvia will soon flow thousands of drones into Ukraine to bolster its military’s ongoing fight against Russia, the countries’ defense ministers announced Thursday.

The drone capability coalition will operate within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group—a coalition of more than 50 countries tasked with coordinating military aid for Ukraine—which met in Brussels on Wednesday. The announcement comes two months after Latvia announced its role in spearheading the coalition as part of a growing list of aid funneling into Ukraine two years after Russia launched its invasion.