Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland’s state development bank, opening a possible pathway to European Union funding.
According to a press release cited by RBC-Ukraine, SkyFall and Poland’s Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, June 26, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.
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The partners plan to explore cooperation on projects that could be eligible for financing by BGK, under Pillar II of the European Commission’s Ukraine Facility program, with a focus on expanding SkyFall’s capacity in dual-use technologies and unmanned systems.
The signing ceremony was attended by European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Serhiy Boiev.
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The Ukraine Recovery Conference opened in Poland on Thursday, bringing together EU leaders, investors and civil society to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction, defense investments and private capital for security projects, alongside broader rebuilding efforts. private capital for defense and security projects, alongside broader rebuilding efforts.
However, the event remains overshadowed by a diplomatic rift between Kyiv and Warsaw over President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which Poland says was responsible for mass killings of Poles during World War II.
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Zelensky had been expected to attend but is not taking part in the conference.
Despite the tensions, both sides stress that Polish support for Ukraine’s security and logistics role on NATO’s eastern flank remains intact.
SkyFall’s role in Ukraine’s drone edge
Ukraine is increasingly relying on long-range remote-controlled technologies that allow soldiers to strike targets from a distance, helping protect troops by reducing direct exposure to artillery, snipers, and mines.
SkyFall, as a major drone producer, sits at the intersection of Ukraine’s booming drone industry and the EU’s push to anchor Kyiv more deeply within its security and industrial framework, positioning itself to benefit from growing European defense investment.
By supplying platforms and contributing to training pipelines, SkyFall can help turn new recruits into effective combat drone pilots in a matter of weeks, ensuring that advanced long-range technologies are matched with the human skills needed to operate them at scale.
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