Lithuania to Donate 5,000 FPV Drones to Ukraine

Lithuania will donate 5,000 locally manufactured first-person view (FPV) drones to Ukraine and purchase 2,300 for its own military.

The drones, equipped with quadcopter frames for vertical take-off and landing, can carry up to 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) of payload.

In August, the Lithuanian defense ministry confirmed that drones from five local companies passed tests simulating frontline conditions in Ukraine and were in the final stage of being delivered.

The initiative is part of a 5-million-euro ($5.58 million) budget for Ukraine and 3 million euros ($3.3 million) for the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

As part of its latest investment in defense, Lithuania commissioned a 1-million-euro ($1.1 million) contract to Vilnius-based Granta Autonomy, for its new GA-10-FPV-AI quadcopter platform.

The GA-10-FPV-AI drones can operate autonomously without GPS, adapting to various video signal frequencies and different types of cameras.

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