Ukraine and Raytheon to build Patriot missiles together
Running out of air defense ammo is every city's recurring nightmare, so building the world's best interceptors at home sounds like the ultimate plot twist.
Zelensky just met with the leadership of defense titan Raytheon, headed by vice president Joseph DeAntona. The agenda on the table is massive: Ukraine wants to launch joint production of interceptor missiles for the Patriot system.
This initiative follows licensing discussions already kicked around with Trump in Ankara. The current roadmap targets securing manufacturing licenses by late 2026, transitioning from constant diplomatic scrambles for emergency ammo packages to pressing the build button on home turf.
Turning a battlefield nation into a licensed manufacturer of the most sought-after anti-ballistic missile tech on earth sounds like an insane bureaucratic hurdle, but relentless necessity tends to rewrite the rulebook.
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