Ukraine is receiving a military aid package valued at £150 million to strengthen its naval and air defenses.
According to Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, it will aid in safeguarding the nation’s damaged infrastructure.
According to the Norwegian government, the air defense package from IFU will comprise radars and counter-drone devices for Ukraine, while the marine package will include small boats.
The countries that make up the IFU include the United Kingdom, Poland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Finland.
The maritime package, which supports the UK-Norwegian Maritime Capability Coalition, reportedly also includes underwater mine countermeasure drones and loitering missiles.
The United Kingdom and its allies will be sending electronic warfare devices, decoys, and radars for air defense, totaling £70 million.
At the same time, £80 million is being allocated for unmanned surface vessels, reconnaissance drones, and small boats.
Shapps said the Armed Forces of Ukraine are receiving vital support from the International Fund for Ukraine to meet their urgent capability requirements.
Up to this point, £900 million has gone into the Ukrainian fund. With £500 million, the UK is the most significant contributor.
The alliance also includes Germany, Estonia, Finland, and Denmark.
Shapps had just come clean about Russian and Chinese collusion over weaponry.
The fact that it had a reassuring impact on Beijing’s ally, he said, was disproved.
With deadly help now going from China to Russia and Ukraine, US and British intelligence can expose, he said.
Notably, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine met with Grant Shapps in Kyiv on March 7. Among other things, they spoke about meeting other pressing demands for ammunition and weaponry, developing cooperative weapon manufacture, and bolstering Ukraine’s air defense and long-range capabilities.
In the wake of the meeting, the UK committed over $416 million to provide Ukrainian troops with cutting-edge drones all through 2024.
In addition, yesterday’s Gaze article said that the Swedish government and pro-government party, the Swedish Democrats, had authorized a three-year plan to provide 75 billion kronor ($7.01 billion) in further military aid to Ukraine. This amount will be dispersed uniformly across the allotted time frame.
As a result of this initiative, Sweden will provide more than nine billion Swedish kronor (more than $100 billion) in military and civilian aid to Ukraine. Free transfers of defense equipment, monetary donations, and assistance in acquiring defense equipment are among the forms of military help that Ukraine may receive.
