 Germany's Rheinmetall to deliver Lunar Drone System to Ukraine. Rheinmetall, Germany's automotive and arms manufacturer, will deliver a Lunar New Generation Drone System to Ukraine by the end of 2023, Bild am Sonpag, media outlets reported this, citing company sources. The package will consist of a ground-controlled station with several drones, a launch catapult and military trucks, according to Bild. The drone system could be used as a reconnaissance system, provide an LTE network, and intercept or jam communications. Drones are integrated into every phase of fighting on both sides, Russian and Ukrainian, with extensive fleets, air defences and jamming systems. A report from the UK-based Conflict Armament Research published in early August, indicated that Russia has started making copies of attack drones obtained from Iran in the previous year and has been using them against Ukraine. Iranian-made Shahead Kamikaze drones have been one of Russia's most effective weapons. Rheinmetall was identified as the previously unknown buyer who recently purchased 50 Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported earlier. The company purchased the tanks, which will be refitted in Germany as part of its future exports of armored vehicles to Kyiv.