Airlogix CMO Viktor Lokotkov announced that the Ukrainian company will deploy almost the full production cycle of its drones in Canada with local partner Sentinel.
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According to Lokotkov, the technology is not transferred in full, but is provided under a contract that will be signed between the governments, the Joint Venture, and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
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Viktor Lokotkov explained that the shares in the joint venture «are distributed within the framework of Canadian legislation… in accordance with the contribution of each team to the implementation of the projects.»
At the same time, he called the specific distribution of shares in the joint venture a commercial secret.
«We have already done this in Ukraine, so in Canada we will do the same, but at a faster pace: we already know all the pitfalls of launching production,» Lokotkov added.
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As Lokotkov stated, the launch of production in Canada is being financed by the Canadian government.
The CMO of Airlogix also confirmed that their company plans to sign as many as six joint venture agreements this year. The first has already been created with the German Auterion, the second with the Canadian Sentinel, and four more agreements are in the preparation stage.
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I’m not a military expert, but that seems to be an interesting read:
Other nations thirst for Ukraine’s drone success — but they need a culture shift first
… Ukraine’s significant success with drones is creating a fixation on the technology’s capabilities throughout the world’s military and political establishment. The Canadian military is committing nearly a billion dollars to drone research …
… Ukraine, contrary to the assessments of drone enthusiasts, is not employing drones in revolutionary ways. Instead, Ukraine is employing drones for tasks that have been common to armed forces for more than a century.
Short-range Ukrainian drones provide both battlefield intelligence and strike capabilities against Russian forces. In other armed forces, various sensors, as well as artillery and other munitions, perform these tasks.
Medium- and long-range Ukrainian drones have struck at Russian logistical hubs, as well as energy infrastructure inside Russia. These are tasks that various branches of the armed forces of countries have performed for decades …
What’s often forgotten with technology is that it’s not just the hardware that matters, but also the people operating it. Armies are typically conservative institutions that resist change …
While many countries will try to copy Ukraine’s successful drone tactics, technology alone is not enough. The stark contrast between the Russian and Ukrainian militaries proves that culture matters just as much as — if not more than — the weapons themselves. To truly harness this new technology, a military must first build a culture capable of maximizing its potential.