Sybiha: Ukraine, Germany sign agreement on joint production of BARS drones

Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement on the joint production of BARS drones, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced in a post on X, Report informs.

"Together with German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, we signed an implementation agreement for the joint production of BARS drones," Sybiha said.

He added that the agreement was concluded following joint efforts by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the German Federal Ministry of Defense under the Build with Ukraine initiative.

Ukrainian FM further said that the German side will finance the production of the UAVs during the first phase of the project, and all manufactured equipment will be delivered to Ukraine's Defense Forces.

Together with German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, we signed an implementation agreement for the joint production of BARS drones.

The agreement was concluded following joint efforts by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the German Federal Ministry of Defence… pic.twitter.com/eraZXnxbXU

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