TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A leading Ukrainian drone manufacturer has selected Northwest Ohio for its first major U.S. assembly and manufacturing center, backed by an $18.4 million Pentagon investment and expected to create at least 300 jobs in the village of Holland.
Ukrainian Defense Drones — UDD — is the U.S. company representing Ukraine’s F-Drones. The Lucas County facility will support U.S. and allied demand for first-person-view drones, unmanned systems, training and testing, and dual-use commercial applications. The exact site has not been announced.
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and a senior member of the House Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations, said Ukraine has been at the forefront of developing new drone technology in its fight against Russia…