German defencetech ARX Robotics has agreed to an intensive collaboration with Ukrainian defencetech company Roboneers by establishing a strategic partnership for unmanned land warfare.
Both parties signed a corresponding agreement in Kyiv over the weekend, in the presence of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The partnership calls for extensive collaboration on integrating both manufacturers' systems, including joint development efforts.
ARX Robotics and Roboneers are already collaborating extremely successfully and supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces with ground drones.
In June 2026, the companies agreed to establish a production joint venture – ARX Industries for the serial production of the Rys Pro UGV in Ukraine and Germany.
According to Marc Wietfeld, CE of ARX Robotics, software-defined unmanned defence solutions are key for land forces on a modern battlefield where every action can be seen by the enemy.
"Together with Roboneers, we provide the Ukrainian forces with a robust but smart UGV fleet at scale and at the same time ensure that the lessons learnt from the battlefield are incorporated into the land systems development of other Western armies.”
The Ukrainian government estimates the demand for unmanned ground systems in Ukraine at 50,000 units for 2026.
With its Gereon ground drone, ARX Robotics already operates the largest Western-built fleet in Ukraine. Recently, through its collaboration with major German industrial partners such as Deutz, ARX Robotics has demonstrated its ability to scale production and manufacture large quantities of ground drones in a very short time.
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