By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's state-owned defence conglomerate UkrOboronProm has registered a joint venture with French defence company Thales, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday. The
Ukraine's chief arms producer and Thales register joint venture in Ukraine
Ukraine's Defence Collaboration with Thales
By Dan Peleschuk
Objectives of the Joint Venture
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's state-owned defence conglomerate UkrOboronProm has registered a joint venture with French defence company Thales, a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.
Context of the Partnership
The Ukrainian government is seeking help from its foreign partners to scale up its domestic defence industry as it fends off a bigger and better equipped Russian army in the fourth year of war.
The registration took place at the beginning of July, UkrOboronProm director Herman Smentanin said on the Telegram messaging app during a visit to London.
He said the joint venture would work on creating "advanced technological solutions" in air defence, radar systems, electronic warfare and tactical communications.
(Reporting by Dan PeleschukEditing by David Goodman)
