Ukraine signs deals with Germany, displays domestically produced weapons
A WIY Strila interceptor UAV. (WIY Drones)
At least seven new agreements have been signed between Ukrainian and German defence companies within the framework of the Build with Ukraine initiative, the Office of the President of Ukraine announced in a 14 April 2026 press release.
Ukraine's TAF industries and Germany's Thyra signed an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) to produce interceptor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Quantum Systems
Quantum Systems announced the establishment of two JVs, with each of WIY Drones and Tencore, according to a Quantum press release from 14 April.
Quantum WIY Industries (QWI) will produce WIY Strila interceptor UAVs. Quantum Systems said in their release that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) tasked the company with delivering 15,000 Strila interceptors without specifying a timeline for deliveries. Quantum Systems first announced on 23 March that they had invested in WIY Drones and that they would be providing the 15,000 interceptors to the National Guard of Ukraine.
According to WIY Drones the WIY Strila interceptor has a maximum speed of 350 km/h and a payload of 500 g. The maximum flight duration with the payload is 10 minutes, according to the manufacturer.
Quantum Tencore Industries (QTI) will focus on scaling the production of what it called “battle-proven” unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), according to Quantum Systems. Quantum Systems had not provided further details on the platform by the time of publication..
Tencore is known for its TERMIT (Terrain Modular Infantry Transporter) UGV which has a payload capacity of 300 kg and can be used for logistic tasks and CASEVAC (casualty evacuation). The TERMIT can be equipped with a remote weapon station (RWS) and is compatible with machine guns such as the Browning 12.7 mm, according to
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