France to buy 100 hi-end kamikaze drones for Ukraine
That’s according to the Minister of Armed Forces, Sebastian Lecornu, who broke the news via X, Ukrinform reports.
Par un programme innovant, la France commande 100 munitions téléopérées à Delair, qui arriveront en 🇺🇦 dès cet été.
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) February 29, 2024
Au total, 2000 munitions téléopérées seront commandées à notre industrie de défense. Pour les besoins de nos armées et les besoins de l’Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/dhxUR41lPU
"As part of the innovation program, France orders 100 remotely-operated munitions that Ukraine will receive this summer," Lecornu wrote.
He added that in general France will order 2,000 such drones "for the needs of our troops and Ukraine."
In a separate posting, Lecornu recalled that France had already handed to Ukraine over 150 Delair kamikaze drones, and ordered another 150 new ones. He likely meant that the first 100 would come to Ukraine in the summer.
