Lithuania is a member of the Drone Coalition in support of Ukraine, responsible for the procurement of unmanned systems for the Ukrainian Army, and one example of that is the new contract between the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense and Granta Autonomy, a domestic manufacturer of fully autonomous UAVs for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
The €1 million agreement secures a purchase of the GA-10FPV-AI multicopter drones, and comes as part of a larger drone acquisition initiative for a total value of €8 million involving multiple Lithuanian manufacturers, Defense News reports.
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According to prior reports by Delfi, about €3 million from this budget will fund over 2,300 drones for the Lithuanian Armed Forces and another €5 million will buy 5,000 for the Ukrainian military. Alongside Granta Autonomy, the defense ministry also cooperates with Dangolakis, RSI Europe, Ltmiltech, and Unmanned Defense Systems.
The first shipment of unmanned systems from these manufacturers was to be delivered by the end of this September. Gediminas Guoba, founder and CEO of Granta Autonomy, said they are willing to expand production to fulfill this new contract by the end of the year, delivering 1,000 GA-10FPV-AI drones.
As for the features of this roughly thousand-euro copter drone, GA-10FPV-AI offers a multi-role frontline solution with 3 kg of payload capacity and autonomous operation in radio silence or GNSS-denied environments. The operating kit is standard: ground control station with FPV goggles, a controller, a battery charger, antennas, and a monitor.
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