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The project is at the technical talks stage, Romanian President Nicușor Dan said. In his view, the main difficulty is choosing equipment that will not become obsolete within a few months.
Romania and Ukraine are holding technical talks on jointly producing drones on Romanian territory, President Nicușor Dan said, as quoted on 11 November 2026 by Romanian news channel Digi24. Romania’s Ministry of Defence is leading the negotiations on the Romanian side, while Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence and several companies are taking part on the Ukrainian side, he said.
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Choosing equipment is the main challenge
Dan identified the main difficulty as choosing equipment that will not become obsolete after four or six months. This is the president’s assessment of the technological risk, not a stated service life for a specific drone.
In Flank’s assessment, the value of such a project would depend not only on the specifications of the drone initially selected, but also on whether it could be upgraded during production. The ability to replace components and update software would be important criteria in any future assessment of the project. No terms have yet been announced indicating how these changes would be made.
Funding earmarked, but no production timetable
The president said funding had been earmarked for the project, without specifying the amount or a date for production to begin. Technical talks do not yet mean that a production programme has been agreed.
The specific companies, drone types, their intended roles, the production site and planned quantities have not been announced. No production contract has been signed either. It has not been specified whether the cooperation will involve assembly, component production or joint development. Without these details, it is not possible to assess the production capacity or military capability the project would provide.
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