The contract follows a cooperation agreement between Berlin and Kyiv and represents the largest German production order for heavy autonomous strike drones to date. It converts commitments announced at the Munich Security Conference in February 2026 into funded industrial-scale production.
The systems include mid-range X-wing and delta-wing unmanned aerial platforms manufactured in Germany. They are designed for contested and GPS-denied environments, combining Ukrainian-developed airframes with Auterion’s AI guidance, autonomous navigation and electronic warfare resilience software.
Production will take place in Germany, with the joint venture combining Ukrainian engineering expertise and German manufacturing capabilities. The companies said the approach is intended to enable large-scale production and reduce unit costs to meet operational demand.
The systems are expected to provide Ukraine with a reliable European-manufactured supply of autonomous strike capabilities coordinated through Germany’s defence structures. The same production line could also support future requirements for Germany and other allied nations.
For the Bundeswehr, the programme is positioned as a potential pathway to fielding autonomous strike systems at scale using combat-proven technologies. The platforms are designed to integrate into Western command architectures and include Auterion’s Skynode flight computer and Nemyx autonomy software.
“This contract proves that Europe can move at scale. We are enabling Airlogix to manufacture thousands of autonomous systems on German soil, drawing on Ukrainian combat expertise and the best autonomy software in the world. This is what allied defense industrial cooperation looks like,” said Lorenz Meier.
Vitalii Kolesnichenko, Chief Executive Officer of Airlogix, said, “Our engineers built these systems under fire. Now German industry is producing them at a scale that changes the equation on the battlefield. Every unit that rolls off this line carries years of real combat learning.”
The Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH was established in February 2026 with support from both governments. It combines Airlogix’s UAV platforms with Auterion’s operating systems and autonomy technologies, with all production carried out in Germany under Ukrainian export permissions.
