Britain will deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine this year in a tenfold increase from 2024 targets, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 4 June.

The country delivered more than 10,000 drones to Ukraine last year.

The record £350 million ($474 mn) investment in drones forms part of Britain’s £4.5 billion ($6 bn) military support package for 2025, according to the ministry statement.

“The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine by delivering hundreds of thousands more drones this year,” Defence Secretary John Healey said at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels.

Ukrainian forces have proven drone warfare’s effectiveness against Russian attacks, prompting Britain to double its investment in drone technology with British defence companies.

The announcement came as Healey joined German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to host Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov at the 50-nation contact group meeting at NATO headquarters.

Britain completed delivery of 140,000 artillery munitions to Ukraine since January 2025, Healey confirmed. The country will spend an additional £247 million ($334 mn) this year training Ukrainian forces through Operation Interflex, which has trained more than 55,000 Ukrainian recruits since 2022.

Ukrainian units confirmed that UK-provided drones helped stabilize frontline positions by repelling Russian attacks. Defence Intelligence data showed drones currently kill more people than artillery on Ukraine’s frontlines.

British-made drones include first-person view models for precision strikes, interceptor drones for air defence, and fiber-optic drones resistant to Russian electronic jamming. Low-cost explosive-dropping drones and FPV systems account for 60-70% of damage to Russian equipment, according to the ministry.

Britain will invest £40 million ($54 mn) in NATO’s NSATU mission trust fund for Ukraine to provide vehicle spare parts, fuel, training and combat supplies.