UK To Finance Production Of A Thousand Long-range Drones For Ukraine

• 9.09.2025, 18:38

This was announced by the head of the British Defense Ministry.

The UK will finance the production of a thousand long-range drones for the Ukrainian military within a year. British Defense Minister John Gili said this during a Ramstein meeting on Tuesday, September 9, writes "Interfax-Ukraine".

"Over the next 12 months, the UK will fund thousands of long-range attack drones, which we will manufacture in the UK and deliver to Ukraine," said Gili.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the launch of a new deep strike initiative and increased German support for the procurement of long-range drones with Ukraine's defense industry.

"Germany will launch a new deep strike initiative and increase its support for the procurement of long-range drones with Ukraine's defense industry. As part of this initiative, we are concluding a number of contracts with Ukrainian companies totaling 300 million euros," he added.

Pistorius said the contracts provide for the delivery of several thousand Ukrainian-made long-range drones of various types. The contracts "are flexible and contain options to increase the quantity."

The thirteenth meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense is now taking place The online meeting of the previous, 29th meeting in the Ramstein format was held on July 21 in Kiev.

The UK and Germany took over Ramstein in February after Pentagon chief Pete Gegseth said the US would no longer play a key role in the regular meetings founded by former Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin in April 2022.

September 8 UK Defence Journal wrote that Ukrspecsystems, Ukraine's largest drone manufacturer, had announced a major investment program in the UK. In particular, a £200m drone manufacturing plant will be built in East Anglia.