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​The UK Signed Contracts For Supply of Air Defense Equipment to Ukraine for $115 Million

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Interior of the command post of the NASAMS SAM system by Kongsberg / Open source illustrative photo
Interior of the command post of the NASAMS SAM system by Kongsberg / Open source illustrative photo

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the conclusion of three contracts worth more than 90 million pounds ($115 million) for the supply of air defense equipment to Ukraine

This is according to European Pravda with reference to Sky News.

The largest contract for 56 million pounds ($71.5 million) was signed by the UK MoD with the Norwegian defense company Kongsberg. It provides for the provision of anti-drone systems that Ukraine will be able to use to detect, track, destroy and disrupt the operation of Russian UAVs.

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Among other things, this includes the CORTEX Typhon system, the supply of which the Norwegian manufacturer announced earlier this week.

The CORTEX Typhon system integrated on an armored vehicle, The UK Signed Contracts For Supply of Air Defense Equipment to Ukraine for $115 Million, Defense Express
The CORTEX Typhon system integrated on an armored vehicle, The UK Signed Contracts For Supply of Air Defense Equipment to Ukraine for $115 Million, Defense Express
The CORTEX Typhon system integrated on an armored vehicle / Photo credit: Krister Sørbø/Forsvarets forum

The other two deals also relate to air defense, but the British MoD did not provide more specific details about them.

It is noted that the agreements were concluded within the framework of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), which has so far raised more than £770 million to provide lethal and non-lethal military support to Ukraine.

The IFU is a funding mechanism that uses financial contributions from international partners to procure priority military assistance for Ukraine at pace. This will ensure the continued supply of military support – lethal and non-lethal – to Ukraine through 2023 and beyond.

The Fund is administered by the UK Ministry of Defense on behalf of an Executive Panel, comprising the UK, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. These partners, along with Iceland and Lithuania, have contributed a collective total of more than £770 million to the Fund to date.

The UK Signed Contracts For Supply of Air Defense Equipment to Ukraine for $115 Million, Defense Express
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