Ukraine and the U.S. Are Preparing a Drone Deal: The National Security and Defense Council Reveals Details of the Negotiations

David Aloyan, Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, met with representatives of the U.S. Embassy. 

The parties discussed preparations for the “Drone Deal,” the development of defense-industrial cooperation, and the expansion of Ukrainian arms exports.

During the meeting, which included the head of the U.S. Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) program, they discussed creating conditions for cooperation between Ukrainian and U.S. defense companies.

Special attention was paid to improving procedures for the export of Ukrainian weapons. Davyd Aloyan briefed his American partners on the priorities of the Interagency Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation.

Source: Press Service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

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