One million drones and increased supply of shells: the results of the 19th Ramstein.

Friday, February 16, 2024
One million drones and increased supply of shells: the results of the 19th Ramstein.

The UK has announced that it is transferring thousands of drones to Ukraine as part of its £200M ($251M) package. In addition, the Netherlands, Germany, and Estonia joined the drone coalition, which already includes Britain, Latvia, and Sweden. Jens Stoltenberg stated that, after multiple rounds of negotiations, NATO member countries will provide Ukraine with one million drones in total.

In turn, France and Germany announced the creation of a coalition to support Ukrainian air defense, which includes 15 countries.

Germany plans to increase its supply of artillery shells to Ukraine by 200-300% this year and recently handed over a €100M aid package. This year, Germany will spend €3.5B on the purchase of ammunition.

Australia has also decided to provide Ukraine with more than $32M in defense aid.

20 countries led by Lithuania and Iceland have agreed to create a coalition to demine Ukraine.

Spain will urgently transfer a batch of M-113 armored tracked vehicles and other equipment to Ukraine. Several types weapon systems for air defense, air-to-air operations, and naval operations will also go to Ukraine. Spain also announced its participation in six coalitions.

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