Facing Putin's threat: Israeli weapons to reach a NATO army
Israeli company UVision has signed an agreement with Estonian company LendurAI to supply loitering munitions (suicide drones) to the army of a NATO member state. The agreement, signed about five days ago, gives the company its first foothold in the Baltic market, amid concerns over the growing Russian threat in Europe. The identity of the client and the scope of the deal were not disclosed.
Israeli company UVision, specializing in loitering munitions (sometimes called "suicide drones"), has signed a cooperation agreement with Estonian company LendurAI. Under the agreement, the technologies of both companies will be integrated into systems intended for the army of a NATO member state. The identity of the client, the scope of the deal, and the specific system to be supplied were not disclosed. The agreement, signed about five days ago, gives the Israeli company its first foothold in the Baltic market. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have been in an accelerated arms race in recent years amid fears that the growing Russian threat to European countries could develop into a full-scale war. In Europe, assessments suggest that Moscow may try to test NATO with a limited action, such as a drone attack or an incursion into the territory of one of the member states. UVision specializes in loitering munitions from the HERO family, which includes models with ranges of 15 to 60 km and loitering times of up to one hour. The Estonian company will integrate the Neocortex autonomy software into the systems, which has already been proven operational in Ukraine. For UVision, this is part of a larger expansion in Europe, including the establishment of a subsidiary in Munich. In November 2025, German company Rheinmetall announced that one of the alliance's countries had ordered several hundred loitering munitions from the family in a deal worth over 100 million euros. In October 2025, UVision won a framework contract worth up to $982 million to supply HERO-120 drones to the US military.