Norway, Britain to acquire Norwegian micro-drone Black Hornet for supplying to Ukraine PHOTO

The package - at a cost of up to NOK 90m (about £8m) - includes Black Hornet units, spare parts, transportation and training and will be financed by the British-led fund to which Norway has contributed NOK 400m, according to a statement issued by the Norwegian ministry of defence on August 28.

The Norwegian-developed drone is used for reconnaissance and target identification. It is easy to operate, robust, difficult to detect and particularly well suited for combat in urban areas, Norway’s defence minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, said.

The micro-drone will be acquired from Teledyne Flir, as a call-off on a framework agreement that the Norwegian Defence material agency has. Procurement, training and delivery of the material will be done in collaboration with and coordinated by the British authorities, The Guardian reports.

An anti-drone system will also be purchased for approximately 100m of the Norwegian funds for the fund. The system chosen is the anti-drone system Nightfighter from British SteelRock Technologies.

SteelRock Nightfighter is a portable system that provides protection against drones through effective jamming. The system is particularly suitable for protecting smaller patrols, artillery positions and other important resources.