Norway will allocate $600M to purchase defence products from Ukrainian manufacturers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

This article first appeared on Defender Media and is republished here with permission.

Ukraine’s Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal summed up the results of yesterday’s Ramstein-format meeting in a post on his Telegram channel. He noted that Ukraine and its allies agreed on new military aid packages, contributions to the PURL initiative, and funding for the purchase of defence products from Ukrainian manufacturers.

Specifically, Norway will allocate $600 million for purchasing drones, electronic warfare systems, and explosives from Ukrainian producers for the needs of the Defence Forces. The Netherlands will provide $106 million for strike and reconnaissance drones, Canada – $8 million for interceptor drones, and Iceland will contribute another $4 million.

Regarding the PURL initiative, the Ukrainian delegation secured partner commitments totalling at least $422 million during the Ramstein meeting. “More than half of NATO member states have already made or declared contributions to PURL,” Shmyhal said.

Military aid confirmed or agreed upon at Ramstein included:

• Sweden – $8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine for 2026–2027;
• Czech Republic – a new $72 million aid package;
• Canada – $20 million for winter equipment and missile components;
• Portugal – $12 million contribution to the UK-led IFU weapons procurement fund for Ukraine;
• Finland – preparing its 13th military aid package.

Yesterday, Defender Media reported that the UK-led Drone Capability Coalition plans to procure 35,000 interceptor drones for Ukraine in the coming months.