President Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke with representatives of the British defense company BAE Systems, one of the largest in the world.
At the online meeting, they agreed to open a BAE Systems office in Ukraine and discussed the localization of production and repair facilities here.
"We are ready to become a large regional hub for the repair and production of various types of BAE Systems products and are interested in more global relations than those that exist now," Zelenskyy wrote.
- BAE Systems plc is a company that specializes in the defense and aerospace industries. It is one of the six largest suppliers to the Pentagon, as well as the main partner in the F-35 Lightning II program.
- BAE Systems Land and Armaments manufactures the M2 and M3 Bradley fighting vehicles, the M113 armored personnel carrier, the M109 Paladin and Archer self-propelled howitzers, the M777 howitzer, the Challenger tank, and more.
- On May 12, the German Rheinmetall concern established a joint venture with Ukroboronprom to repair and manufacture tanks in Ukraine. It is planned that it will become operational in July 2023.
- The concern "Ukroboronprom" and the German company Rheinmetall will start joint production of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.