Ukraine and Lithuania Sign UAV and Electronic Warfare Cooperation Memorandum

Ukraine and Lithuania signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of UAVs, electronic warfare and their components.

The Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Herman Smetanin, announced this.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Herman Smetanin, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Lithuania, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umierov.

By this memorandum, Ukraine and Lithuania agreed to cooperate in several areas of the defense industry. In particular, in the production of unmanned systems and components for them, electronic warfare equipment and other technological solutions.

It is also planned to conduct joint research projects and jointly develop advanced technologies.

“Lithuania is a good friend of Ukraine. We have several signed documents on defense innovations, Lithuanian companies are members of the Alliance of Defense Industries, and the Lithuanian government allocates funds for arms production in Ukraine,” said Smetanin.

Cooperation with Lithuania in the field of defense industry

In mid-October 2024, the Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation and a Ukrainian company signed a letter of intent to cooperate in constructing an explosives plant in Lithuania.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation press service reported on this. Construction work is expected to start next year.

“We are actively developing defense cooperation with our partner, Ukraine. The new explosives production plant in Lithuania is a clear signal to the aggressor that we will not retreat. The defense capabilities of Ukraine and Europe are growing and will continue to grow both in terms of weapons and ammunition and in terms of advanced defense and security technologies,” Aushrine Armonaitė, Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania, stated.

The global market for RDX (hexogen) explosives is growing rapidly. This explosive material has better properties than many other modern explosives: it detonates extremely quickly and with a powerful explosive force.

RDX can be used alone or in combination with other explosive materials and is used to make a wide range of bombs, mines, and other munitions.

The RDX market was estimated to be worth approximately €10 billion in 2023. Due to the increasing demand for this explosive, the market is projected to grow to reach $13 billion in 2028.