Germany Approves €540 Million Purchase of Attack Drones

German lawmakers approved two orders for attack drones, each worth about €270 million ($319 million), from domestic startups Helsing and Stark Defence as Berlin seeks to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.

The budget committee in the Bundestag lower house of parliament voted to pass framework agreements with the companies to buy so-called medium-range loitering munition systems, according to a Defense Ministry statement Wednesday.