General Cherry and Wilcox Industries to launch joint venture in the United States

Ukrainian defence tech company General Cherry has begun cooperation with US-based Wilcox Industries. The two companies will establish a joint venture in the United States, the company disclosed to Defender Media.

The joint venture will manufacture FPV drones and interceptors, with development led by the General Cherry team. Production itself will be based at Wilcox Industries’ facilities in New Hampshire. The next step is to receive approval from the President of Ukraine and the relevant authorities. The Ukrainian company states that this process has already begun.

“We are focusing primarily on interceptor drones as our flagship product,” said Yaroslav Hryshyn, co-founder of General Cherry.

General Cherry`s product line includes FPV drones of various sizes, fibre-optic UAVs, and the AIR and Bullet interceptors. The company was previously among those selected by the Pentagon to participate in the first phase of the Drone Dominance programme.

Wilcox Industries has not previously worked with drones. The company develops fire control systems, life support systems for military personnel, and weapon accessories.