Ukraine Turns To Canada And The U.S. With Its Battle-Tested Drones

BusinessAerospace & DefenseUkraine Turns To Canada And The U.S. With Its Battle-Tested DronesByMark Temnycky,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Temnycky is a freelance writer focused on defense and energy Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 06:00am EDT(L/R) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a meeting during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 17, 2025. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday announced Can$2 billion ($1.47bn) of military support including drones and helicopters for Ukraine as he hosted President Volodymyr Zelensky at a G7 summit. Carney vowed "total solidarity with Ukraine" as he also unveiled further sanctions on Russia in an effort to impose "maximum pressure" on President Vladimir Putin over the war. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesOn May 29, representatives from the Canadian Department of National Defence and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence signed a drone production agreement. The statement, issued by the Canadian government, announced that the agreement with Ukraine would combine the expertise of Canadian and Ukrainian companies to “manufacture Ukrainian drone systems in Canada for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” The statement added that defense partnerships and defense production with Ukraine will create “opportunities for Canada by expanding domestic manufacturing capacity for critical technologies.” In return, the document stated that Canada is “helping accelerate the delivery of equipment urgently needed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”The drone agreement between Canada and Ukraine is the latest defense diplomacy deal the Ukrainian government has made this year. In April, following attacks launched by Iran in March on U.S. bases and countries across the Middle East, Ukraine...