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manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, on April 16, 2024.
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How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime?

by Vladyslav Bandrovsky

This January, Ukraine's long-awaited Defense City regime has finally come into operation. The first company to obtain resident status was SkyFall, a manufacturer of drones and Shahed interceptors. This special program, similar to the IT-focused Diia City, is designed to entice defense companies with a package of tax breaks and regulatory relief. It has already started drawing attention from major international arms manufacturers, especially as Ukraine has become a testing ground for advanced

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Launchers of the Bundeswehr’s Patriot air defense system stand in Poland, on April 3, 2023.

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