#Drone Deal

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense is developing a system for exporting surplus defense products. Army needs remain the top priority, with a portion of revenues allocated to defense forces.

Zelensky and Erdogan discussed Black Sea security, the restoration of the maritime export corridor, and a potential drone agreement. Kyiv named Russia's readiness to stop strikes as the condition for a ceasefire.

Ukraine and Finland signed the Drone Deal on joint drone production. Australia is preparing a similar agreement and allocated $60 million as a defense contribution. More than 20 countries are joining the initiative.

Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in New York for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, where today at 20:15 Kyiv time he is expected to have a one-hour meeting with Donald Trump. Kyiv is also preparing a new Drone Deal for signature.

Zelensky stated that Ukraine expects to sign the Drone Deal with Canada at the end of September at the UN General Assembly. Earlier, the two countries signed a document on joint drone production.

Turkish Vice President Yılmaz announced a 229% increase in defense spending for 2027–2029 and the expansion of the 'Steel Dome' naval air defense. Ankara is also discussing the format of a Drone Deal with Kyiv.

Ukraine's Ambassador to Turkey, Nariman Jelyal, stated that Ankara is not against signing the Drone Deal but is seeking the most advantageous format and has not made a final decision. He also pointed to long-term cooperation on air engines with Baykar.

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey, Nariman Dzhelyal, told RBK-Ukraine in an interview that Ankara politically supports Kyiv, but its own interests remain its priority. He revealed details of the preparation of the Drone Deal, assessments of the prospects for a maritime ceasefire, and the reasons for the freeze in negotiations.

Zelensky announced a phone call with Chancellor Friedrich Merz: Germany will deliver new air defense packages to Ukraine as early as September, and the two sides are finalizing the Drone Deal agreement.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pavlo Palisa announced that the Drone Deal with the US has moved to the stage of competitive selection and testing of Ukrainian drones by the American side.

On Independence Day, Ukraine's partners announced the preparation of Gripen fighters, the declassification of British SCALP components for local assembly, and new 'drone deals' with Norway and Finland.

RBC-Ukraine has compiled a top five of key domestic defense-industrial complex developments: FPV drones, the 'Neptune' missile and other systems that have changed the balance of power and reached industrial scale.

Ukraine and Norway signed the Drone Deal agreement, strengthening cooperation in the field of unmanned systems and defense technologies. Norway became the tenth country in the initiative.

🇱🇻 Latvia calls EU's fatal error: lack of automatic entry ban for Russian military. Prime Minister Andris Kučinskis criticized the position of France and Italy in an interview with Politico, as well as Costa's initiative on contacts with Moscow. Riga insists: dialogue is possible only after reparations and trial of the guilty. 🚫🇷🇺

🇱🇹 Lithuania launches Ukrainian drone production under the Drone Deal agreement. 🇺🇦 Joint investments and technologies will strengthen the defense of both countries. 🚀 The Netherlands and Denmark have already joined the initiative.

New head of Ukraine's FIS Rustem Umerov defined priorities: international cooperation, implementation of Drone Deal and Freya strategies, strengthening agency capabilities. 🇺🇦🛡️ #Ukraine #FIS #Security

The Bundestag has proposed concluding an agreement with Ukraine on the exchange of military technologies. CSU MP Alexander Hoffmann believes that Germany should use Ukrainian experience in creating drones and air defense systems to strengthen its own defense. The initiative fits into the global trend of creating the Drone Deal alliance, which the Netherlands and Denmark have already joined 🇩🇪🇺🇦🚁

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelenskyy and the US sign the first Drone Deal documents — Ukrainian drones will go to America for testing. 🚀 The PURL program has already raised nearly $8 billion, and the EU is ready to expand the model to missiles and air defense. #Ukraine #USA #Drones