Ukraine Announces Launch of First Military Plant in UK
Zaluzhnyi confirmed via Telegram that the facility belongs to Kyiv-headquartered defense firm Ukrspecsystems, whose drone systems, he noted, have "long proven their effectiveness in high-tech warfare."
The ambassador framed the UK production launch as a strategically calculated decision, describing it as a step with "deep strategic logic" — one designed to expand joint defense capabilities and establish a second "resilience circuit that guarantees the continuity of production."
"We are keeping engineering expertise in Ukraine while integrating manufacturing into the UK defense space. We are creating a new quality of partnership, when allies not only support each other, but also form a common industrial security base," Zaluzhnyi added.
Ukrspecsystems first signaled its British expansion in September of last year, announcing its integration into the 1Force consortium — a defense coalition that also includes Eagle Eye Innovations Ltd and Digital Concepts Engineering Ltd.
In an accompanying statement at the time, the company outlined the broader significance of the move: "This step strengthens the UK's sovereign drone program while securing Ukraine's supply chains, accelerating R&D, and ensuring NATO-standard interoperability."
The development marks a significant deepening of UK-Ukraine defense ties, embedding Ukrainian industrial expertise directly within Britain's defense architecture as the war against Russia continues to reshape European security priorities.
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