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​The UK Transfers More Than $190 mln to Ukraine for Air, Maritime Defenses

Wolfram mobile guided missile launcher for Brimstone missiles / Open source photo
Wolfram mobile guided missile launcher for Brimstone missiles / Open source photo

The United Kingdom allocated £150 million ($191 million) to strengthen Ukraine's air and sea defenses. The funds will go, in particular, to air defense systems, reconnaissance drones as well as military boats

The Sun writes about this with reference to the words of Grant Shapps, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps.

"The International Fund for Ukraine is providing vital support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to meet their urgent capability requirements. It includes more air defense systems to protect Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure, as well as maritime capabilities to bolster naval forces, Grant Shapps said.

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The UK Transfers More Than $190 mln to Ukraine for Air, Maritime Defense, The UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps during visit on board of HMS Astute operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, Defense Express
The UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps during visit on board of HMS Astute operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy / Photo: twitter.com/grantshapps

As part of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU), Great Britain and its allies allocated $191 million in military support, the funds will go to:

• $90 million – for air defense radars, decoys and radio electronic systems;

• more than $100 million – for small boats, reconnaissance drones and uncrewed surface vessels.

More than $1 billion has already been sent to the International Fund for Ukraine. The largest donor was Great Britain, which allocated more than $636 million. The alliance also includes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and Germany.

The UK Transfers More Than $190 mln to Ukraine for Air, Maritime Defenses, British Supacat-ASRAAM FrankenSAM that is using AIM-132 ASRAAM at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Defense Express
British Supacat-ASRAAM FrankenSAM that is using AIM-132 ASRAAM at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / Open source photo

For reference: The IFU is a funding mechanism that uses financial contributions from international partners to procure priority military equipment for Ukraine. This will ensure the continued supply of military support – lethal and non-lethal – to Ukraine through 2024 and beyond.

The fund is administered by the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) on behalf of an executive panel comprising the UK, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania. These partners, along with Iceland, Australia and New Zealand, have pledged over £900 million to the Fund to date.

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