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# Netherlands funds 150 Milrem THeMIS UGVs for Ukraine, builds Dutch line
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-06-netherlands-milrem-themis-ukraine/
- Published: 2025-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:00:20.000Z
- Description: The Netherlands funded and coordinated delivery of over 150 Estonian-made Milrem THeMIS ground vehicles to Ukraine. Dutch firm VDL Defentec opened a new final-assembly line at Born to help build them.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Milrem Robotics press release, 6 October 2025](https://www.milremrobotics.com/milrem-robotics-to-deliver-over-150-themis-ugvs-to-ukraine-in-a-dutch-led-defence-initiative/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish how many of the 150 vehicles VDL Defentec itself assembles.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)