Finland and Ukraine have signed three defence industry cooperation documents covering drones, maritime unmanned systems and ground robots, as Finnish President Alexander Stubb said the countries were close to completing a wider agreement on drone cooperation.<\/p>\n
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The agreements were signed during Stubb\u2019s visit to Kyiv<\/a>, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and attended events around Ukraine\u2019s Independence Day.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Seven Finnish technology and defence companies joined the delegation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Stubb said Finland expects to direct most of the drone output linked to the planned cooperation towards Ukraine.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u201cI think 90 per cent of Finland\u2019s drone production will go to Ukraine, while 10 per cent of production will remain in Finland,\u201d Stubb said in Kyiv.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n He described cooperation across land, air, maritime, cyber and space capabilities. Finland and Ukraine are also working at government level to complete what Stubb called a \u201cDrone Deal\u201d.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The three company agreements signed in Kyiv cover the development and production of drones in Finland for Ukraine and European customers, maritime unmanned systems and a production facility for unmanned ground robotic systems, according to the Ukrainian president\u2019s office<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Finnish companies Patria, Insta and Boomeranger signed cooperation documents with Ukrainian partners. Nokia, ICEYE, Sensofusion and NestAI also took part in the Finnish business delegation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Zelenskyy said Ukraine\u2019s experience from more than four years of full-scale war would form part of the cooperation with Finnish technology companies.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the very beginning of this war, you have been with us,\u201d Zelenskyy said at a defence industry roundtable. He said cooperation had progressed from agreements towards joint production.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n One of the projects involves Finnish defence group Patria and Ukrainian drone producer Center of Unmanned Technologies, known as General Cherry.<\/p>\n
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