THALES Belgium and the Ukrainian defense enterprise have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of weapon production. This concerns the organization of joint production of air defense systems.
“The signed memorandum provides for the joint production of missiles to counter hostile UAVs. In the future, we expect to expand cooperation to the transfer of technologies and equipment for the production of component elements of these means of destruction. I thank THALES for its cooperation with the Ukrainian defense industry and for your assistance in the fight against the armed aggression of the Russian Federation,” said the Minister for Strategic Industries, Herman Smetanin.
The mentioned joint production will allow for the rapid enhancement of protection for critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.