Portugal’s Tekever will supply “drones” to Ukraine to support land and sea operations through a UK-led fund.
The magazine “Defense News” provided information about the supply of “unmanned aerial vehicles” to Ukraine and confirmed by the Portuguese company Lusa.
In a reply to Lusa, Tekever said that for “security reasons” he is very limited in the information he can pass on, but confirmed the presence of “drones” from the Portuguese company in video shared this week on social media by the British Ministry of Defense at Military equipment that is provided to the Ukrainian forces through the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU).
According to the British Ministry of Defense, military equipment will begin to arrive in Ukraine in July, and the fund is funded by Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
The Portuguese drone manufacturer notes that the video from the UK Ministry of Defense included images of the “Tekever AR3”, which is used for long-range operations, which can go up to 4pm and has a system where the operator can easily choose which configuration to use. Use it for each specific task.
In a written statement sent to Lusa, Ricardo Mendes, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder of Tekever, said the group was “very proud to be supporting Ukraine at this critical moment” and “grateful to the UK Ministry of Defense and to the IFU for allowing us to contribute to one of the The greatest of human causes – the freedom and defense of the people.
“Our teams work 24/7 to continually adapt our products to the ever-changing field conditions in Ukraine, overcoming technological difficulties and challenges at a daily pace.”
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