Overview
- Production and training facilities are located in Mildenhall and Elmsett in Suffolk and were inaugurated by Defence Minister Luke Pollard.
- The company is investing £200 million in the UK complex, with plans to generate up to 500 jobs across the region and supply chain.
- Ukrainian officials describe the move as a second layer of resilience that keeps engineering expertise in Ukraine while integrating manufacturing into the UK defence base.
- The factory will build PD-2 and SHARK-series drones, and the UK has already procured more than 80 SHARK and Mini‑SHARK systems.
- Separately, the UK has begun producing Octopus interceptor drones with an aim to scale to thousands per month, as four Ukrainian firms signed about €800 million in Build With Ukraine partnerships with companies in Denmark, Finland and Latvia.