Norway contributes to the donation of drones and air defense
News story | Date: 03/09/2024 | Ministry of Defence
Ukraine will get more drones donated to their frontline, and more air defense to protect the Ukrainian population and important infrastructure from Russian attacks.
- Ukraine has an urgent need for more military equipment to protect itself against the Russian war of aggression. Together with other countries, Norway will do what we can to contribute, says Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp).
Norway contributed NOK 570 million to this donation. The acquisition is made through the British-led International Fund for Ukraine.
The donation is a collaboration between Great Britain, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Norway.
About IFU
The purpose of the British-led fund is to contribute military material to Ukraine through acquisitions from industry. Norway has previously contributed a total of NOK 1.8 billion to the IFU since 2022. Together with Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Australia, New Zealand and Iceland, over NOK 12.5 billion has been committed in total.
Norway has previously contributed to the purchase of, among other things, air defence, mine-clearing equipment, artillery ammunition, transport vehicles, engineering vehicles, pavers, spare parts and equipment for the maintenance of Ukrainian platforms and small boats.
The support is financed through the Nansen programme.
