EU and Ukraine Expand Drone Production Deal to All 27 Members
The partnership will use EU funding and Ukraine’s combat-tested expertise to scale drone output, with 10 million drones a year now in production, Zelenskyy said.
- On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a joint drone deal in Kyiv combining Ukraine's battle-tested expertise with European industrial capacity across all 27 member states.
- Building on previous individual deals signed by Zelenskyy with other nations, the initiative aims to merge Ukraine's four-year-old combat expertise with the bloc's large-scale manufacturing capacity to scale production.
- Funding utilizes a €90 billion support loan and roughly €10 billion from the SAFE defence programme. Zelenskyy noted Ukraine currently produces 10 million drones annually, with plans to reach 20 million.
- An innovative feature allows drones to be built and stored across European Union territory as a haven against Russian strikes. After two to three months, systems transfer to Ukraine or interested member states on the Eastern flank.
- "Now is the time to invest in Ukraine, to invest in Europe," von der Leyen said, emphasizing common security. The Commission plans to eventually expand the partnership to include ballistic and anti-ballistic missile systems, though this remains a long-term ambition.
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Ukraine and the EU sign an agreement on drones within the framework of the defense partnership - von der LienPresident of the European Commission von der Leyen announced a new EU-Ukraine partnership in the defense industry. The parties signed an agreement regarding drones, which combines Ukrainian experience and European industrial scale.
Ukraine and the European Union have concluded a "drone agreement" to combine Kiev's experience with European industrial capacity, creating joint projects and expanding production, announced on Wednesday the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Read also: Ukraine's award leaves office; Zelensky's critics see no sense in change Russia accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' by large-scale and oil attacks in the Azov Sea Russia bombar…
Von der Leyen in Kiev: "Ukraine is an integral part of Europe"
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday in Kiev the conclusion of a partnership between the European Union and Ukraine in order to strengthen the joint production of drones.
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