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Newcastle's Pearson Engineering announces agreement with Ukrainian defence firm

The Memorandum of Understanding is based around repair and maintenance systems, plus the possibility of production in Ukraine

Armstrong Works in Newcastle - home to Pearson Engineering and Responsive Engineering(Image: Trevor Sheehan for Pearson Engineering)

North East defence firm Pearson Engineering has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Ukrainian company to support the country’s war effort.

The agreement with Ukrainska Bavovna will develop repair and maintenance service for systems already delivered to Ukraine and explore production of Pearson Engineering’s equipment in Ukraine.

Pearson, which is based in Newcastle’s historic Armstrong Works on Scotswood Road, said the programme would support Ukraine’s war against Russia but also restore mined land for domestic and agricultural purposes. The company has already supported Ukraine in recent years with specialist mine clearing equipment.

Pearson’s Newcastle plant has been attacked a number of times in the last two years by pro-Palestinian activists after the company was taken over by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which is controlled by the Israeli government. Pearson Engineering has said that Israeli armed forces do not use any of its equipment but that it does supply equipment to 海角视频 and other NATO militaries.

Pearson Engineering Group chief executive officer Ian Bell said: “Pearson Engineering technology delivers groundbreaking opportunities - on the battlefield and in restoring post-conflict terrain to safety. This agreement works in the interests of a safer and more secure environment for the people of Ukraine in future.”

Ukrainska Bavovna is a Ukrainian defence system integration company that provides services to the country’s Armed Forces. Much of its work involves combining subsystems created by different manufacturers into one larger system.

A Ukrainska Bavovna spokesperson added: “This collaboration with Pearson Engineering on testing, research and development of minefield clearance equipment will bolster both our Armed Forces’ capability to manoeuvre and our civilian emergency services’ demining capabilities.

“Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world and we need the mobility support that Pearson Engineering’s equipment provides. As this equipment is so important we want to build the capacity in-country for future manufacturing, maintenance and training.”