Thales Belgium, a subsidiary of the French group of the same name, will produce weapons in Ukraine, in collaboration with a local company. This is a first for the Belgian arms industry.
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By Philippe de BoeckPublished on 5/11/2024 at 3:16 p.m.
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Lhe Belgian subsidiary of the French group Thales has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Ukrainian defense company with a view to increasing local production of anti-drone missiles. The announcement was made over the weekend by Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries, Herman Smetanin. “The collaboration will strengthen the Ukrainian military-industrial complex and improve the protection of critical infrastructure against enemy drone attacks,” the minister said on Telegram.
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