Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with the leadership of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin to discuss expanding bilateral defense cooperation, including joint production and technology sharing.

Zelensky announced the meeting on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"I met with the team of the Lockheed Martin defense company – one of the strongest enterprises in the United States, with which we have been cooperating for a long time. Lockheed Martin is the company that produces ATACMS, HIMARS, F-16s, and missiles for Patriot systems. Today, we discussed further development of our cooperation – joint production and technology exchange," Zelensky wrote.

He stressed that Ukraine has valuable expertise to share with partners helping the country defend its people.

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