Kyiv unveils joint manufacturing plan with Ramstein coalition, aiming to build weapons at home and abroad
Ukraine will produce weapons together with allies at home and abroad. Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has announced the launch of a joint weapons production program with countries participating in the Ramstein format.
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s meeting in the Ramstein format was initiated by the US in 2022. Its purpose is to coordinate international military aid to Ukraine. The meetings bring together more than 50 countries, including NATO member states.
The program envisions creating new manufacturing capacities both within Ukraine and in partner countries.
Ukrainian manufacturers will receive a special legal and tax regime, enabling rapid scaling and modernization of defense production.
Until the war ends, all products from these enterprises will be supplied directly to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“This is a new type of military-industrial cooperation, where Ukraine is an equal partner and player on the global defense market,” Umerov emphasizes.
To implement the initiative, the Ministry of Defense, together with the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy, has already presented key provisions of four draft laws to defense enterprises. The first vote in the parliament is expected to be conducted this month.
Earlier, Kyiv announced its air and missile defense systems would be integrated into the high-tech infrastructure of the Norwegian-American NASAMS complex.
NASAMS can destroy drones, aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and ballistic targets at medium and low altitudes in all weather conditions.