Ukraine and Raytheon discuss joint Patriot missile production
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (facebook.com/zelenskyy.official)
Ukraine and the United States are already discussing the joint production of interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system, according to a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine and Raytheon to produce missiles
Zelenskyy met with a team from Raytheon on July 23, led by Vice President Joseph DeAntona.
"Raytheon is a very strong defense company, and Ukraine has long relied on its equipment to protect our people from brutal Russian attacks," he said.
The president thanked the company for its willingness to take its partnership with Ukraine to a new level.
"Ukraine will jointly produce some of the most important air defense assets with Raytheon — interceptor missiles for the Patriot system. President Trump and I discussed this in Ankara, and now is the time to move forward with it," Zelenskyy said.
Met with a Raytheon team led by Vice President Joseph DeAntona. Raytheon is a very strong defense company, and Ukraine has long been using its equipment to protect our people from vicious Russian attacks.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 23, 2026
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Other areas of cooperation
The two sides also discussed other areas of cooperation involving non-offensive military equipment.
"Our teams — both at the government level and from the private sector — will remain in contact to finalize all the details. I thank the United States for its support of Ukraine," Zelenskyy said.
The United States has several plans aimed at ending the war. A meeting between Ukrainian and US officials is expected to take place in the United States in the near future.
Companies involved in producing Patriot interceptor missiles are still in the early stages of assessing the possibility of building facilities in Ukraine.
Ukrainian specialists could begin manufacturing missiles for some of the country's most important air defense systems as early as this year, with agreements already reached with several countries.
