Ukraine Secures JEF Enhanced Partnership, Signs Nordic Defense Industry Deals

Overview

• JEF nations signed an updated CMOU that enables Enhanced Partnerships, and Ukraine attended the Bodø defence ministers’ meeting as the first non‑member partner with plans to join exercises for full interoperability.
• Ukraine and Norway signed memoranda on unified quality standards and the creation of a joint defence enterprise, with Norway announcing $7 billion in defence funding next year.
• Ukraine and Latvia signed a defence‑industrial cooperation memorandum focused on innovation, joint research and a push for joint drone production.
• Bilateral talks with Finland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Denmark advanced projects on interceptor drone production, €3 million Estonian funding for Starlink, training under Operation Legio, and Denmark’s funding model delivering €1.2 billion this year with €500 million expected by year‑end.
• A Letter of Intent with Sweden set a path for defence innovation collaboration, with discussions on potential Gripen fighter jets, joint surface‑to‑air missile interceptors and radar production, alongside Sweden’s previously announced multiyear support.