{"id":2634855,"date":"2026-07-24T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-meets-with-raytheon-on-patriot-missiles-after-trump-ok\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:29:25","slug":"zelensky-meets-with-raytheon-on-patriot-missiles-after-trump-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-meets-with-raytheon-on-patriot-missiles-after-trump-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky meets with Raytheon on Patriot missiles after Trump OK"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-meets-with-raytheon-on-patriot-missiles-after-trump-ok%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with raytheon, a U.S. aerospace and defense company, to discuss the potential co-production of Patriot air defense interceptors, which Ukraine considers vital for defending against Russian missile attacks. The talks follow President Donald Trump&#8217;s endorsement allowing Ukraine to produce its own Patriot missiles, a move he&#8217;d announced at the NATO summit in Turkey. Zelensky expressed gratitude for U.S. support and emphasized that missile production is a top priority for Ukraine. The collaboration aims to enhance Ukraine&#8217;s military capabilities amid ongoing conflict,though shipments of Patriot missiles have raised concerns over stockpiles and costs.Zelensky highlighted the importance of swift diplomatic efforts to implement agreements and bolster Ukraine&#8217;s defense resilience.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> met on Thursday with a U.S. company that makes Patriot air defense systems, after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4640037\/trump-iran-ceasefire-over-scum-sick-people\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>gave him the green light to cooperate with the United States on their production. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky said they discussed how <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a> could co-produce Patriot interceptors, a powerful U.S. military tool Kyiv views as vital to fend off Russian ballistic missile attacks, with aerospace and defense company <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/raytheon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3426\">Raytheon<\/a>. The Ukrainian president said he had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4640234\/trump-us-grant-ukraine-license-produce-patriot-missiles\/\">discussed the idea<\/a> with Trump at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month.\u00a0Teams from the government and private sector \u201cwill stay in close touch\u201d to work out the deal, Zelensky added, noting that other areas of partnership regarding non-offensive military equipment were also discussed. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4662437\/zelensky-raytheon-patriot-missiles-trump-approval-ukraine-russia-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Zelensky meets with Raytheon on building Patriot missiles after Trump approval<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4661798\/pentagon-removes-four-iran-war-troop-deaths-website\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pentagon abruptly removes four Iran war troop deaths from casualties website<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4661253\/navy-official-trump-policies-undercover-video\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senior Navy official placed on leave after vowing to undo Trump\u2019s policies in undercover video<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRaytheon is a very strong defense company, and Ukraine has long been using its equipment to protect our people from vicious Russian attacks,\u201d Zelensky said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am grateful for the company\u2019s readiness to take our partnership to an even higher level, where Ukraine would co-produce, together with Raytheon, some of the most vital air defense assets \u2014 Patriot interceptors \u2026 it\u2019s time we moved forward on this,\u201d he continued. \u201cThank you to the United States for its support for Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development comes after Trump said in Turkey that he would grant Ukraine a license to produce its own PAC-3 Patriot missiles, after the U.S. for years provided the Eastern European country with the weapons for use in its fight against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"80\">Russia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis way, he can\u2019t complain that we\u2019re not giving him enough. I said, \u2018Make it yourself,\u2019\u201d Trump said in Ankara, referring to Zelensky, noting that he had yet to inform <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lockheed-martin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"836\">Lockheed Martin<\/a>, which manufactures the weapons system. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky said Friday that missiles for the Patriot systems are a \u201ctop priority\u201d for Kyiv, as the war stretches toward the 4.5-year mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4626426\/trump-changed-his-tune-on-ukraine\/\"><strong>TRUMP CHANGED HIS TUNE ON UKRAINE, BUT DON\u2019T EXPECT THE CASH SPIGOT TO TURN BACK ON SOON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is important that our partners clearly understand where their responsibility lies and how they can support us \u2013 support the protection of lives in Ukraine and our resilience,\u201d he wrote in a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2080663314246279286\"> post to X<\/a>. \u201cMissiles for the Patriot systems are the top priority, and our agreements must be implemented promptly. I expect swift diplomatic work from Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and everyone involved in relevant communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Patriot missile defense system is a highly effective mobile surface-to-air missile and air defense system designed to intercept ballistic missiles and other threats. While the U.S. has sent Ukraine Patriot interceptors and missiles, the shipments tend to stoke controversy due to<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4641225\/trump-patriot-license-ukraine-long-term-plan\/\"> concerns about reduced stockpiles<\/a> and how expensive the weapons are. Each interceptor missile alone costs a couple of million dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky discusses co-producing Patriot missiles with Raytheon after Trump approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2634856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25290634442118-e1784913207224.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42102,45705,82400,83152,34374],"class_list":["post-2634855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitical-tensions","tag-military-aid","tag-patriot-missiles","tag-raytheon","tag-ukrainian-president"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25290634442118-e1784913207224.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634855"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634863,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634855\/revisions\/2634863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}