Missile programs and drone production: Umerov announced a technological Staff meeting to strengthen defense
Kyiv • UNN
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov announced that a Technological Staff meeting will be held in the near future. The main goal of the meeting will be to strengthen Ukraine's long-range capabilities and protect the population.
On Sunday, September 7, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov announced that a Technology Staff meeting would be held in the near future, UNN reports.
Today, at a meeting with the President of Ukraine, I reported on the status of tasks in the security and defense sector. One of the key decisions is that we will hold a technology Staff meeting this week.
The main goal of the meeting will be to consider issues related to strengthening Ukraine's long-range capabilities and protecting the population.
The following issues are on the agenda:
- development of missile programs: ballistic, cruise, and anti-aircraft systems;
- scaling up the production of interceptor drones and long-range drones;
- the state of mobile communication in Ukraine – coverage, quality, problematic issues.
According to Umerov, the priority remains unchanged – the protection of Ukrainian cities and the expansion of our long-range capabilities. He noted that these are issues on which people's lives and the result on the front directly depend.
Recall
On September 7, the President of Ukraine announced a Ramstein-format meeting this week, expecting new support packages. A Staff meeting on technological aspects of Ukraine's defense is also being prepared.
In his evening address, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine must produce 300-400 interceptor drones to match the number of Shaheds used by Russia. According to him, there is potential for this, and funding is being provided.