The Daily Populous Tuesday June 24th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by pravda.com.ua and submitted by jackytheblade

The Netherlands has unveiled a new military aid package for Ukraine worth approximately €175 million, which will include radars designed to detect drones.

Source: Dutch Defence Ministry, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The package includes 100 radars which can detect drones and relay information to air defence systems in order to neutralise them. All radars are expected to be delivered by the end of the year.

In addition, Ukraine will receive 20 semi-autonomous Ermine CASEVAC modular vehicles for medical evacuations.

The Netherlands is allocating an additional €80 million for drones as part of the international drone coalition. The country has previously invested €20 million in this initiative.

This new package is in addition to the previously announced €400 million allocated towards maritime security support.

The report also states that the Netherlands recently signed contracts with Ukrainian manufacturers for the supply of 600,000 drones worth €500 million.

Background: Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans recently said that after the full transfer of all 24 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, drones have become the new top priority in military support.

Fantastic_Yam_3971 on June 24th, 2025 at 11:31 UTC »

So now we have the Netherlands stepping up to do the job the U.S. should have. Hats off ❤️

InstructionUnhappy68 on June 24th, 2025 at 10:29 UTC »

Oh, how I Wish That the russian mainiacks would stop, go back to their country, and work on making life better there instead of ruining other people's lives.

tresslessone on June 24th, 2025 at 10:19 UTC »

Dutchman here. I fully support the idea of my small country taking a more assertive, active role in collective defense. A lot can be said about Rutte's tenure as prime minister (including not hitting spending goals for quite some time), but as NATO head he's doing a fine job so far. Not just in terms of political dexterity (he managed to defuse Spain's sad little moment quite quickly), but also in terms of helping grow domestic awareness in The Netherlands around the importance of defense spending. Hope this trend continues.