Ukraine to produce French missiles, orders war planes, Macron says
France said the licenses will let Ukraine build its own missiles and expand air defenses as production shortages have slowed supplies.
- On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France will allow Ukraine to produce French-made cruise missiles, precision-guided bombs, and air defense interceptor missiles, marking the first time Paris has granted such production licenses to Kyiv.
- This decision enables Ukraine to ramp up domestic munitions stocks while Russia intensifies strikes, following a roadmap agreed upon by Macron and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy regarding bilateral defense cooperation.
- Ukraine also ordered 16 French Rafale fighter jets and next-generation Franco-Italian SAMP-T air defense systems, with the warplanes expected to begin flying missions in Ukrainian skies between 2028 and 2029.
- Separately, Ukraine and nine other European countries, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, formed a missile defense coalition to build an integrated architecture designed to deter future threats.
- President Donald Trump previously promised at last week's NATO summit to grant Ukraine a license to produce missiles for Patriot systems, aligning these international efforts to bolster Ukrainian defenses.
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The aircraft will be accompanied by air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry, including AASM guided bombs (Air-Modular Earth Armament), laser-guided rockets to combat drones and MICA short- and medium-range and very long-range MICA missiles.
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