Germany's ruling coalition has struck a deal to arm German drones by granting a defense ministry request for €152 million worth of ammunition from Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, Bloomberg reported.

The decision to arm Israeli-made Heron-TP drones leased by the German military is part of a wider shift in Berlin's defense policy.

At the end of February, Scholz announced the creation of a special fund of 100 billion euros to modernize the armed forces of the Bundeswehr and achieve NATO's goal of defense spending of 2% of GDP.

Deputies from the defense committee of the lower house of parliament approved the government's request for the purchase of 140 missiles to arm Heron drones.

According to the source, 60 missiles will be purchased for training purposes, and 80 for possible combat use.

The lower house budget committee is expected to approve the purchase later on Wednesday. The committee's draft resolution, obtained by Bloomberg, states, among other things, that drones can only be used in combat if expressly approved by Parliament. The budget committee of the Bundestag is also expected to give the green light on preliminary plans for spending the first tranche on Thursday.