Vampire drone maker becomes first resident of Defence City – Ministry of Defence
The manufacturer of the Vampire, Shrike and Shahed interceptor drones has been granted the status of the first resident of Defence City, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced.
"The Ministry of Defense has granted the status of a resident of Defence City to the first company. This is one of the largest technological productions, in particular the Vampire, Shrike and Shahed interceptor drones. All these drones have shown high efficiency on the battlefield. Defence City is a systemic state policy to create favorable conditions for scaling up defense production, attracting investment and developing the Ukrainian defense industry," he said on Telegram on Friday.
The minister noted that residents of the platform receive real tools for developing production, such as: exemption from income tax on the condition of reinvesting funds in development; exemption from land, property and environmental taxes; simplified customs procedures; special guarantees for the protection of information and confidentiality of enterprise data during the regime; state support for relocation and increased security of production facilities if necessary.