"In order to help Ukraine gain superiority in the field of drone capabilities, as well as promote the creation of secure supply chains for drone components and develop the production of drone systems in NATO member states, we need to promote the activity of the Drone Coalition and facilitate the exchange of information on innovations in the field of drones," said Sprūds without specifying the date of the summit.
"The holding of the international Drone Summit in Latvia will serve as a platform where the leadership of the coalition, experts of unmanned aerial vehicles from different countries, representatives of countries and the industry as a whole can meet. In this way, we will create an opportunity to cooperate and organize joint projects in the future specifically in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, in order to implement targeted deliveries of drones to Ukraine, in accordance with its current needs," said Sprūds.
🔹 2025. gada sākumā Latvija organizēs starptautiska mēroga Dronu samitu Ukrainas atbalstam, piedaloties Ramšteinas sanāksmē sabiedrotos informēja @AndrisSpruds.
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Also, the Minister of Defense repeated the previously-reeased information that Latvia will allocate 20 million euros to the international Drone Coalition in 2025, and Latvia and Ukraine have concluded an agreement on the training of Ukrainian soldiers in the drone pilot program.
As previously reported, Latvia initiated and is leading a drone coalition together with Great Britain. Since the founding of the coalition in February of this year, Latvia has ensured the delivery of 3,000 combat drones of various types and performance to Ukraine.
The drone coalition currently includes 16 member states - Latvia, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Estonia, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Germany and Sweden, and other countries are invited to join, too.
