Polish defense firm PZL Defence and Ukraine's Ivchenko-Progress have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop, produce, and commercialize small turbojet engines and other aviation and defense technologies. The partnership aims to combine Ukrainian engine expertise with Polish industrial capabilities, focusing on the rapidly growing military and civilian drone market, according to the announcement.
Polish defense company PZL Defence and Ukrainian engine manufacturer Ivchenko-Progress have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint development, production, and commercialization of small turbojet engines and related aviation and defense technologies.
The partnership, announced Saturday morning, aims to combine Ukrainian engine-design expertise with Polish industrial manufacturing capabilities. It is focused on serving the rapidly growing military and civilian drone market and on strengthening defense and aerospace supply chains in Central and Eastern Europe.
The agreement follows a pattern of increasing defense-industrial cooperation between Poland and Ukraine, which The Zioneer previously covered in the context of broader European-Ukrainian defense partnerships, including the Neptune2 cruise missile deal between MBDA and Ukrainian state firm Luch, and Poland's suspension of MiG-29 transfers over a drone technology dispute (BACKGROUND items). Both antecedents involve Polish-Ukrainian defense ties but are distinct from this new engine-development MOU.
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