Ukraine has signed a Drone Deal cooperation agreement with Denmark, marking the ninth such agreement for Kyiv as it continues expanding its network of joint defense production partnerships with international allies.The agreement was reached following talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the deal covers joint defense production, expertise sharing, and greater transparency in arms exports.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“It was with Denmark that we began co-production in Ukraine under the Danish model, and it is entirely fitting that Denmark will now have access to Ukrainian arms exports, tested by war,” Zelensky said, adding that “together we are building a new security architecture.”Denmark’s early role in joint productionDenmark was among the first countries to establish joint arms production inside Ukraine, under the arrangement known as the “Danish model,” which allowed foreign governments to fund weapons manufacturing directly on Ukrainian soil.The new Drone Deal builds on the earlier cooperation, giving Denmark expanded access to Ukrainian-made weapons systems tested under active combat conditions.Zelensky said the deal reflects the growing trend of partners joining the Drone Deal format, which Ukraine has used throughout 2026 to formalize defense cooperation with a widening circle of countries, including Estonia and the Netherlands in recent weeks.