The signing of a memorandum between Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. company Swift Beat, LLC will enable scaling up the production of interceptor drones capable of shooting down large numbers of Shaheds. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Before the memorandum signing, the Head of State met with Swift Beat, LLC CEO Eric Schmidt to discuss increasing the production of modern drones for Ukraine.
“This is a co-production document between Ukraine and the United States. It will involve several companies focusing on various types of drones. But the most important thing is this year and next year. This year – hundreds of thousands of drones. And next year – there will be an increase,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted.
The President emphasized that the main component of the document is the production of interceptor drones, which have already proven effective in Ukraine.
“We have just signed a very serious contract. We are very much looking forward to shooting down Shaheds in large numbers. So I consider this a good start – working in this direction,” the Head of State said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that some Ukrainian defense enterprises will gain access to new technologies, enabling them to expand production.
