Lithuania is planning to provide another 40-50 million euros in military aid to Ukraine this year, Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas has said. According to the minister, Lithuania has already provided 153 million euros in aid to Ukraine this year. Lithuania also plans to contribute 10 million euros to the production of the Palanytsia rocket drone…
The Defence Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has signed the first contract for the purchase of ammunition for funds raised through the UNITED24 fundraising platform. The agreement provides for supplies worth UAH 47 million. “This is an important step in strengthening the defence capability of our army through new sources of…
The Government, on order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, has approved a draft law that legally establishes the existence of the Unmanned Systems Forces. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “Security and defence always come first. We pay top priority to this. At the initiative of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a separate type of military…
Five out of six Lithuanian drone manufacturers have successfully passed tests in Ukraine and are looking to sign contracts with the Defence Ministry. The companies say that private investors are not enough – government contracts are what move drone development forward. Made in Kaunas, the Baltic Vipers will be used to defend Ukraine. The FPV…
The first Lithuania-manufactured first-person view (FPV) drones are expected to be delivered to Ukraine in September, according to the Defence Ministry. “It is planned that the first FPV drones to be purchased (from Lithuanian manufacturers) could be handed over to Ukraine as early as the second half of September,” the ministry said in a comment…
Oleksandr Kamyshin, Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries, has reported that Ukroboronprom, the state-run defence concern and strategic manufacturer of weapons and military hardware in Ukraine, has entered the top 50 global defence companies in Defense News ranking for the first time. “The ranking is compiled annually by Defense News. Last year, Ukroboronprom was ranked 65th,…
Ukraine’s government has already acquired 20,000 unmanned aerial vehicles through Prozorro Market, having thus saved some UAH 100 million on transparent procurement. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy. “The government has purchased 20,000 unmanned aerial vehicles for the army through the Prozorro Market e-catalog. These are UAVs such as…