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U.K. Administered Fund For Ukraine Contracts With Anduril For Loitering Munitions

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 6th, 2025

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U.K. Administered Fund For Ukraine Contracts With Anduril For Loitering Munitions

Altius 600M loitering munition. Photo: Anduril

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence on said an international fund it manages to provide military equipment to Ukraine will acquire nearly $39 million in loitering munitions from Anduril Industries. The contract is with Anduril’s U.K. office and includes Altius 600M and 700M suicide drones that are tube-launched from ground, air, and sea-based modes. The MoD said that the “attack drones” will “tackle Russian aggression in the Black Sea.” Ukrainian forces have previously used kamikaze drones launched from unmanned surface…

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