Ukraine has asked EU countries to release Patriot missiles from their existing stocks to help defend against ballistic threats.
Ukraine has made it easier for defence manufacturers to obtain public premises and equipment for production by allowing eligible companies to lease them without an auction.
Ukraine has pressed its partners to speed up air defence deliveries, warning that the timing of supplies will affect its position after winter.
President Donald Trump has made a final decision to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
Britain will give up to 12 defence companies controlled access to data captured during the war in Ukraine to develop AI models for autonomous drone swarms.
Ukraine and nine European countries have launched a programme to build ballistic missile defences that can be produced in larger numbers and at lower cost, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has codified 650 unmanned aerial systems and authorised them for use by the Defence Forces since the beginning of 2026
Finland and Ukraine have signed an enhanced defence and security cooperation agreement aimed at expanding joint drone production and technology transfers.
Ukraine’s defence forces have neutralised more than 350,000 Russian drones since the start of the year, the Defence Ministry said.
The European Commission has disbursed €3.3 billion for Ukrainian purchases of drones and missiles.
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.68 billion Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine.
The European Commission has hosted the first meeting of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance, an industry-led initiative designed to strengthen drone and counter-drone production across Europe and Ukraine
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