Germany is funding 50,000 attack drones for Ukraine, a source familiar with the matter said. The drones, known as Shrike first-person-view (FPV) drones, are made by Ukrainian manufacturer SkyFall and equipped with software from U.S. defence technology firm Auterion.
Details of the Contract
The contract is worth about €90 million ($103 million) and was funded by a European country. Auterion CEO Lorenz Meier confirmed the size of the contract, adding that some of the drones had already been delivered to Ukraine’s government with the rest due for dispatch this year.
SkyFall confirmed Germany’s involvement, but said the company could not comment on the details of the purchase. Germany’s Defence Ministry declined to comment, citing operational security. Ukraine’s Defence Ministry also declined to comment.
Ukraine’s Use of Drones
Ukraine has relied heavily on a range of unmanned vehicles during the more than four-year-old war against Russia, and it is producing millions of drones annually as Ukrainian forces conduct thousands of drone strikes each day.
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