The Netherlands will provide €20 million for the purchase of FPV drones for Ukraine as part of a drone coalition, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced on 10 July.
The drone coalition, which includes the Netherlands, aims to supply Kyiv with one million FPV drones.
The members are also working to provide Ukraine with other types of drones, including reconnaissance, strike, and AI-enhanced drones.
"Ukraine urgently needs a large number of attack drones. They have proven their effectiveness on the battlefield," said Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans.
"We will provide them (drones) together with 11 other countries, which we confirmed today during the NATO summit," he added.
Kyiv will receive about a million FPV drones this year, the report said. More than 256 companies, including nine from the Netherlands, have registered to supply FPV drones to Ukraine.
The drone coalition was established in January. The alliance has been joined by 14 countries, including Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden, Estonia, and Denmark.
Ukraine is also working to expand domestic production, aiming to produce at least 1 million drones in 2024.
Background. As we wrote, the countries of the "drone coalition" have created a fund for more than €45 million, led by the UK.