Ukraine and Canada plan to sign major Drone Deal at UN summit

Ukraine and Canada took a first procedural step on September 10 toward a bilateral Drone Deal, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expects to finalize during the UN General Assembly in New York later this month. Zelenskyy said negotiating teams originally floated a 90-day timeline, which Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney asked to compress to nine days.

The two leaders signed a foundational document initiating joint production of military drones, with Carney committing to scale up Canada's domestic drone manufacturing and send one-third of output directly to Ukraine. The broader Drone Deal framework, which already includes ten partner nations after Norway joined in August, is meant to give Ukraine long-term financing and technology integration for its defense industry.

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