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U.S., Ukraine Defense Industry Cooperation Includes Co-Production, Data Packages

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

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U.S., Ukraine Defense Industry Cooperation Includes Co-Production, Data Packages

U.S. defense industrial cooperation with Ukraine will include co-production of weapons and munitions, and technical data exchanges, the White House said Wednesday night after the first day of a conference focused on strengthening defense industrial base cooperation between the two countries. The Defense Department and Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence and Ministry for Strategic Industries signed a Statement of Intent on Co-Production and Technical Data Exchange to “address the urgent operational needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including in the…

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