13 November 2026 | News
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American defense technology company Performance Drone Works (PDW) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sine Engineering, a Ukraine-rooted global tech company providing resilient communications and navigation. Signed at the Transatlantic Defense Industry Access Forum in Krakow, Poland, the MOU outlines the companies' intent to integrate Sine communications into PDW platforms and explore U.S. manufacturing of selected Sine products.
The collaboration advances PDW's strategy to pair partner technologies with American engineering and industrial capacity, strengthening the domestic supply base for critical drone and robotics components. The agreement also establishes a framework for broader product collaboration and joint efforts to identify practical opportunities to support Ukraine.
"Communications are central to what an operator can do with an aircraft, and we see a strong fit between Sine's technology and the systems we build" said James Slider, CEO of PDW. "This agreement gives us a framework to accelerate the production, scaling and deployment of Sine's best in class technologies in the U.S. for both PDW systems and the broader industry."
PDW and Sine will evaluate opportunities to integrate Sine's communications technology on PDW aircraft based on the mission needs of operators and customer requirements. They also intend to identify opportunities for joint product development and future technology improvements.
The proposed relationship would connect communications development more closely with aircraft integration, giving the companies a framework to address system requirements together as technologies and operational needs evolve.
PDW and Sine also intend to explore a preferred U.S. manufacturing relationship under which PDW could produce selected Sine communications and navigation products for Sine and its customers.
The potential manufacturing relationship could extend beyond integration into PDW aircraft, creating a pathway to serve Sine's broader U.S. customer base. Product selection, production requirements, commercial terms and other arrangements remain subject to evaluation and separate agreements.
"Sine's collaboration with PDW offers a path to expand the reach of our communications technology, pursue new product opportunities, and work together on meaningful support for Ukraine" said Mark Edgar, President and Vice Chairman of Sine Strategic Group.
PDW and Sine also intend to identify practical ways the collaboration could support assistance to Ukraine, potentially including U.S.-produced capabilities. The companies expect to establish priorities and detailed work plans as the relationship develops. No specific assistance program, funding, or delivery commitment has been established.
