{"id":98931,"date":"2026-08-19T18:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=98931"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:49:48","slug":"taf-upteko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/08\/taf-upteko\/","title":{"rendered":"TAF Industries and Danish Upteko to establish joint venture for UAV production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian company <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/taf-industries\/\">TAF Industries<\/a> and Danish company Upteko have signed a memorandum to establish a joint venture in Denmark. The document was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/taf-industries-and-upteko-are-share-7495860913040736256-Leeq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">signed<\/a> by TAF Industries CEO Volodymyr Zinovskyi and Upteko founder Benjamin Meinertz during the DALO Industry Days exhibition in Herning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the cooperation, the companies plan to develop and manufacture unmanned aerial systems, scale up FPV drone production and strengthen supply chains. Production in Denmark is scheduled to begin in early 2027. According to the companies\u2019 plans, the facility is expected to produce thousands of drones per month from the outset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe combination of Upteko\u2019s engineering expertise and TAF Industries\u2019 practical experience creates a foundation for jointly developing and scaling new solutions. We aim to shorten the path from technological ideas to practical application and strengthen the resilience of supply chains,\u201d said Volodymyr Zinovskyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Upteko founder Benjamin Meinertz, the partnership will combine the companies\u2019 engineering and manufacturing capabilities to develop new technologies and scale up production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/insights\/can-europe-afford-expensive-platform-warfare\/\"><strong>Can Europe afford a war of expensive platforms? <\/strong>DevDroid co-founder on the cost of modern warfare<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danish company Upteko develops and manufactures unmanned systems for the maritime and offshore sectors, defence, the public sector and industry. The company produces, among other things, modular platforms for reconnaissance, surveillance and other specialised tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cooperation is being developed within the Build with Ukraine initiative, which aims to develop manufacturing and technological cooperation between Ukraine and Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Defender Media reported on TAF Industries\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/06\/taf-industries-pgz-memo\/\">plans to localise production in Poland<\/a> at the facilities of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The memorandum was signed during DALO Industry Days 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":98943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1503,216,2171,858,195],"class_list":["post-98931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investments","tag-exhibition","tag-industry","tag-joint-ventures","tag-taf-industries","tag-uav","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TAF Industries and Danish Upteko to establish joint venture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The memorandum was signed during DALO Industry Days 2026. 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