US EditionUkraine Opens First Defence Plant in UK to Manufacture Battle-Tested Drones
Ukrspecsystems' £200 million investment will create up to 500 jobs, producing battle-tested drones to support Ukraine and strengthen UK defence supply chains.
- On 25 February, Ukrspecsystems opened a factory in Mildenhall, Suffolk, unveiled by Luke Pollard MP and General Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Wednesday.
- By locating production in the UK, Ukraine brings battlefield experience and innovation, and the opening coincides with the fourth anniversary of Russia's full‑scale invasion.
- Backed by a 200 million-pound UK investment, the company expects to create up to 500 jobs and manufacture PD-2, Shark and Mini-Shark drones linked to Elmsett.
- Event participants toured the factory and joined a roundtable on resilient supply chains, with Ukrainian soldiers training in the UK, British Army, UK Ministry of Defence, and local business and education leaders attending Wednesday.
- The site will host research and development operations and a component and ancillary business, with technical, logistics and administrative roles supported by an apprenticeship programme.
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Ukrainian drone firm opens British factory
A Ukrainian drone manufacturer has officially opened its first UK production facility in an expansion of defence industrial cooperation between London and Kyiv. Ukrspecsystems, described as Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturer, opened the factory in Mildenhall, Suffolk, on 25 February. The site was formally opened by Luke Pollard MP, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, alongside General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Uni…
Zaluzhnyi: Ukraine’s first drone factory begins operating in the UK
The first Ukrainian factory producing drones has begun operating in the United Kingdom, Ukraine’s ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi said. The plant is owned by Ukrspecsystems. According to a post on Zaluzhnyi’s Telegram channel, the engineering center will remain in Ukraine, while production lines are being moved to the UK: “Ukraine is fighting under constant missile strikes, infrastructure destruction and threats to manufacturing. Our engineers are …
The first Ukrainian drone production factory and started its activity in the United Kingdom, announced Wednesday the Ukrainian ambassador to London, Valerie Zalunjini, according to Reuters. The Ukrainian Specsystems producer company, founded in 2014, proved the efficiency of its drones...
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