{"id":29377,"date":"2026-05-11T14:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=29377"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:08:55","slug":"90-billion-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/05\/90-billion-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: this year, \u20ac30bn from the EU will be spent on drones, ammunition, missiles and air defence systems for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, the military portion of the EU&#8217;s \u20ac90-billion loan will be spent on <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/drones\/\">drones<\/a>, ammunition, missiles \u2013 including long-range ones \u2013 and air defence systems for Ukraine. This is reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurointegration.com.ua\/news\/2026\/05\/8\/7237195\/\">&#8220;European Pravda&#8221;<\/a>, citing anonymous senior EU officials. The sum in question is approximately \u20ac30 billion; in total, \u20ac60 billion of the \u20ac90-billion loan will go towards military needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first tranche, of around \u20ac6 billion, is expected to arrive within this quarter. It will be spent on drones manufactured in Ukraine. According to the publication&#8217;s sources, the first tranche will fund the procurement of 2.8 million drones at an average unit price of \u20ac2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second tranche is expected to be of the same size and will also concern unmanned systems. These funds will be used to procure deep-strike drones. Two further disbursements will be dedicated to the procurement of <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/cruise-missiles\/\">missiles<\/a>, including long-range variants, as well as air defence systems, the outlet reports. In addition, funds from the EU loan are planned to cover the procurement of ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/05\/eu-ukraine-drone-alliance\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> How the drone alliance being launched by Ukraine and the EU will work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Commission expects Ukraine to submit four production schedules for approval this month, as both sides wish to move to contracting and delivery as quickly as possible. 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