London promised Kyiv 10 thousand drones

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The head of the British defense department, Grant Shapps, visited the capital of Ukraine, bringing with him a promise to supply about 10 thousand unmanned aerial vehicles to help Ukrainian troops.

The minister spoke about Ukraine's ability to gain the upper hand in the conflict and called on Western countries to provide all possible assistance to Kyiv. Shapps also recalled that the UK is a consistent ally of Ukraine and is providing the largest aid package ever offered.



Thus, the head of the department promised to supply Ukrainians with 10 thousand drones, the bulk of which will be FPV drones. The British press release notes that such UAVs have been effectively used to bypass Russian air defense systems. The new aid package will also include 1 thousand kamikaze drones, reconnaissance and maritime drones.

I am reinforcing our commitment to equip Ukraine with the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles directly from the UK's world-leading defense industry - straight from the factory to the frontline

– Grant Shapps noted in a conversation with Vladimir Zelensky.

The production of such a large number of aircraft will increase the amount allocated by London for these purposes from 200 million to 325 million pounds sterling (about 380 million euros). According to the British Defense Secretary, the supplied weapons could change the course of the Ukrainian conflict.
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  1. Vasya_33
    Vasya_33
    +2
    8 March 2024 18: 30
    if I met a good wizard and I had three wishes, I would:
    1. deployed these drones...
    2. increased range. right to London
    3. replaced warhead with nuclear warhead
  2. Kiril
    Kiril
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    8 March 2024 18: 48
    Is this like before, a million shells? laughing
  3. Andrey Andreev_2
    Andrey Andreev_2
    +2
    8 March 2024 18: 58
    It's time to extinguish London, I'm tired of it... Poseidon can only be tested near Britain!!
  4. Vladimir Tuzakov
    Vladimir Tuzakov
    +4
    8 March 2024 19: 42
    When they spit so much on the Russian Federation and act so unceremoniously, a natural question arises, why there is no clear answer from the Kremlin, and not with “concern,” but with the downing of reconnaissance aircraft, the sinking of British pennants in the Gulf of Aden, and so on. When they wipe their feet on the government of the Russian Federation like this, the question arises, who is responsible there - the Peskovs with their offspring in London and Washington?
    1. isofat
      isofat
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      9 March 2024 00: 26
      Quote: Vladimir Tuzakov
      ...a natural question arises...

      A natural question has a natural answer. laughing
      1. prior
        prior
        +1
        9 March 2024 08: 15
        A natural question has a natural answer.

        And it sounds like this.
        Russia needs a change in the ruling elite so that there is no one in it with property abroad, with a foreign passport, with accounts in foreign banks and close relatives living abroad.
        Then the question of the existence of Britain will be resolved differently.
  5. isofat
    isofat
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    9 March 2024 00: 20
    Britain is an ancient reptile on our planet. Its secrets must be studied. Yes
    1. Vladimir Tuzakov
      Vladimir Tuzakov
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      9 March 2024 19: 12
      Replica. Historians study secrets; contemporaries do not study history, but find weak points and hi defeat the enemy. hi
      1. isofat
        isofat
        0
        10 March 2024 20: 22
        Why did you decide that our contemporaries don’t need to study history? Weak points, what are they? And how do you intend to defeat the enemy?