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\n Brussels to host first meeting of EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance (Photo: REUTERS\/Yves Herman)\n <\/p>\n
Ukraine and the European Union will hold the first Drone A European Commission spokesperson said European Participants will include ORQA, Indra Group, Fincantieri, WB One industry source was skeptical about the meeting\u2019s prospects, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed At the meeting, European Commission representatives also Ukraine-EU defense agreements<\/p>\n On July 15, reports said Ukraine and the European Union had On July 1, the government approved the first transparent On July 2, Secretary of Ukraine\u2019s National Security and The Guardian reported that Ukraine hopes to sign major Follow us on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and
\nAlliance meeting on Sept. 11 to set out joint steps for developing drone
\ntechnologies and counter-drone capabilities, Euractiv<\/a>
\nreported, citing two industry sources.<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius would attend, along with
\nrepresentatives of 19 European and nine Ukrainian companies working in drone
\ntechnology.<\/p>\n
\nGroup, Destinus, Delair, Quantum Systems, Skyfall Industries, Greentech
\nHarvest, Deviro, Vyriy Industry and ATHLON AVIA.<\/p>\n
\nsuggesting it could amount to just \u201canother meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ncreating the alliance last year. The EU sees it as a way to accelerate the
\ndevelopment of unmanned systems and counter-drone capabilities, particularly
\namid growing threats to member states\u2019 airspace.<\/p>\n
\nwant to focus on how Ukraine\u2019s drone ecosystem operates and how the government
\nworks with the defense industry.<\/p>\n
\nagreed on a Drone Deal aimed at developing unmanned technologies. European
\nCommission President Ursula von der Leyen said the partnership calls for
\njointly applying Ukraine\u2019s battlefield experience and expanding drone
\nproduction in Europe.<\/p>\n
\nmechanism for controlled exports of Ukrainian weapons and defense technologies
\nto partner countries. Then-Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Defense Minister
\nMykhailo Fedorov said the new procedure would apply during martial law under
\nthe Drone Deal framework.<\/p>\n
\nDefense Council Rustem Umerov said six agreements had been signed under the
\nDrone Deal framework. More than 20 other countries are working to join the
\nmodel.<\/p>\n
\ndefense agreements with at least seven NATO countries by the end of the year.
\nThis indicates that Ukraine could become not only a recipient but also a
\nsupplier of military equipment and expertise.<\/p>\n
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