Ukraine and Germany have expanded their defence cooperation with a new agreement focused on developing and sharing military technologies, signed during a visit by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to Kyiv.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Boris Pistorius signed a Letter of Intent between their ministries on cooperation in defence innovation. The signing took place on Monday in Kyiv, as Pistorius arrived for talks on strengthening industrial and military ties.
“This is a very important visit for us. We will spend the day discussing a large number of issues that are critical for the defence of our country and for our cooperation,” Fedorov said at a briefing alongside Pistorius. He added that Germany has become Ukraine’s “number one country in terms of security assistance,” providing roughly one-third of all international military support.
Fedorov thanked Berlin and Pistorius personally for what he called “the quality of support,” especially in air defence. He pointed to German funding for Patriot missiles and recalled a major contract signed in April for several hundred additional interceptors.
“Next year we will start receiving these missiles. This is an unprecedented support package for us,” he said.
He also highlighted Germany’s role in supplying air defence during critical moments of Russian strikes.
“Each missile was priceless for us,” Fedorov said, referring to emergency deliveries of PAC-class interceptors during attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Beyond air defence, the ministers discussed wider cooperation in defence technology. Fedorov noted that Ukraine and Germany are already working on data-sharing initiatives that allow analysis of battlefield performance of systems such as PzH 2000, RCH 155 and IRIS-T, using Ukrainian combat data systems like DELTA.
He also confirmed that preparatory work has begun on a proposed joint drone agreement with Germany, as well as future deliveries of IRIS-T launchers and PAC-class missiles to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence over the coming years.
According to Fedorov, Germany is also beginning to finance Ukrainian medium- and long-range strike drones, which he described as essential for “deep-strike capabilities.”
