Ukraine signs Drone Deal defence agreement with Lithuania

Ukraine and Lithuania have signed a bilateral defence cooperation agreement in the Drone Deal format.

Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); website of the President Ukraine

Details: Zelenskyy signed the agreement during a meeting with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.

Quote: "A Ukrainian military expert team will work in Lithuania to develop the necessary security capabilities, first and foremost to counter modern threats and strengthen the security of our countries and the entire region."

More details: It was explained on the website of the President of Ukraine that the agreement provides for defence-industrial and technological cooperation, including in air and missile defence and unmanned systems. In particular, it concerns potentially localising in Lithuania the production of long-range attack, maritime, interceptor and bomber drones.

Zelenskyy said in April this year that the Drone Deal defence cooperation format involves special agreements on the production and supply of Ukrainian drones, missiles, shells and other in-demand types of weapons, military equipment and software, integration with partners' defence systems, as well as the provision of Ukrainian expertise and the technological exchange Ukraine needs. The agreements are part of Ukraine's arms export framework.

As of mid-May, Ukraine is working on defence agreements with about 20 countries under the Drone Deal programme for the joint development of defence technologies.

Background: Earlier, Oboronka reported that in March Ukraine reached a defence cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, agreed on security and defence cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and signed a defence agreement with Qatar.

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