Updated
Updated · Reuters · Jun 18
Ukraine, Germany Sign Anti-Ballistic Pact, Jointly Produce 300-kg TerMIT UGVs
Updated
Updated · Reuters · Jun 18

Ukraine, Germany Sign Anti-Ballistic Pact, Jointly Produce 300-kg TerMIT UGVs

3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 18

Summary

  • Kyiv and Berlin agreed to develop anti-ballistic capabilities, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressing allies for concrete results by winter.
  • Russian ballistic missile attacks drove the deal, as Zelenskiy told the Ramstein group that Ukraine still urgently needs long-range artillery and unmanned vehicles.
  • TerMIT unmanned ground vehicles — able to carry up to 300 kg of ammunition, gear and water to frontline positions — will be produced in Germany.
  • German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said several German companies are interested, while Zelenskiy said Ukraine's largest missile and drone maker, Fire Point, is involved.
  • Zelenskiy also urged partners to create additional long-term financing tools for the Ukrainian army, broadening the push beyond immediate weapons deliveries.

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