During his working visit to Latvia, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held talks with Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braze and Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mierina. Discussions focused on the importance of reinforcing air defence capabilities. The Ukrainian minister shared Ukraine’s experience in establishing a multi-layered air defence system and confirmed…
Germany’s armaments company Rheinmetall and its Lithuanian partners on November 4 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory worth several hundred million euros near the northern town of Baisogala. The facility will be built on a 340-hectare site in Kemerai, a village about six kilometres from Baisogala in Radviliskis district. It is expected…
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated that over the past three months, the Ministry of Defence concluded 20 contracts under the “Danish model.” The total value of these contracts with partner countries’ defence entities and manufacturing companies amounted to EUR 1.4 billion. “In total, EUR 427.8 million has been disbursed to Ukrainian manufacturers…
A delegation of representatives from Ukrainian defence enterprises, led by Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Sergiy Boyev, held talks with the Lithuanian side on implementing joint defence industry projects. Following a working visit to Romania, the Ukrainian delegation, led by Sergiy Boyev, arrived in Lithuania, where they met with Vice-Minister of National Defence Tomas…
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the German delegation headed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche. The delegation also included representatives of German energy and defence companies. “The previously announced EUR 9 billion in assistance will significantly strengthen Ukraine’s capabilities next year,” stated Denys Shmyhal, thanking Germany for…
Lithuanian arms and ammunition manufacturers are urging the government to order more locally produced weapons, arguing that excessive bureaucracy and a preference for Western suppliers are stifling the country’s defence industry. Domestic producers say that while Lithuania increasingly tests its homegrown weapons in Ukraine, the government remains focused on attracting large foreign defence companies to…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he discussed joint drone production with the leadership of Saab. He announced this during a joint press briefing with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the Saab plant. “We are very interested in serious joint production with Saab. We want to build drones. We are very interested and open…