In Denmark, in the presence of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and Swift Beat, LLC CEO Eric Schmidt signed a memorandum on a long-term strategic partnership.
The document provides for expanding the company’s production capacity, with modern drones to be supplied to Ukraine on a priority basis, under special terms and at cost price.
Thanks to this partnership, the number of essential unmanned systems will increase significantly. This includes hundreds of thousands of drones this year, with further volume growth planned for 2026.
The company will produce interceptor drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to destroy Russian UAVs and missiles, quadcopters for reconnaissance, surveillance, fire adjustment, and logistics, as well as medium-class strike drones for engaging enemy targets.
Development of new innovative solutions is also planned — including interceptors for cruise and ballistic missiles, automated turrets, and reconnaissance platforms.
Swift Beat, LLC is an American company with a significant presence in Ukraine. It specializes in the production of autonomous AI-powered drones and actively collaborates with Ukrainian engineers and the military, conducting drone testing on Ukrainian territory.
Before the memorandum signing, the Head of State met with Swift Beat, LLC CEO Eric Schmidt to discuss increasing the production of modern drones for Ukraine.
“This is a co-production document between Ukraine and the United States. It will involve several companies focusing on various types of drones. But the most important thing is this year and next year. This year – hundreds of thousands of drones. And next year – there will be an increase,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted.
The President emphasized that the main component of the document is the production of interceptor drones, which have already proven effective in Ukraine.
“We have just signed a very serious contract. We are very much looking forward to shooting down Shaheds in large numbers. So I consider this a good start – working in this direction,” the Head of State said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that some Ukrainian defense enterprises will gain access to new technologies, enabling them to expand production.
