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UK to Supply 120,000 Drones to Ukraine in Largest Package
The package includes strike, reconnaissance, logistics and maritime drones, with most funding going to UK firms and deliveries already underway, officials said.
- The United Kingdom announced its largest drone package to date on Tuesday, pledging at least 120,000 drones for Ukraine this year, Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed.
- British officials linked the commitment to Russia's intensifying aerial campaign, noting that Russian forces launched around 6,500 one-way attack drones against Ukraine in March 2026.
- Most of the new investment will go to UK-based companies including Tekever, Windracers, and Malloy Aeronautics, with deliveries already begun this month.
- During the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced aid packages worth about $4.3 billion, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed 10 agreements including PAC-2 and IRIS-T systems.
- Berlin supports joint production of long-range weapons and digital battlefield data exchange, which Zelenskyy described as "potentially the largest deal of its kind in Europe.
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