Frankenburg Technologies, an Estonian-headquartered European defence technology company building affordable, mass-manufacturable guided missile systems, and Colt CZ Group SE, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and energetics, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on affordable counter-UAS missile systems for Ukraine, Czechia, Central and Eastern Europe, and other European and NATO countries. The cooperation brings Frankenburg’s low-cost, mass-manufacturable interceptor missile systems into the Czech and wider Central and Eastern European defence-industrial environment, with Colt CZ Group acting as a regional industrial partner for integration, production cooperation, distribution, and support to Ukraine.
The MoU establishes a framework for collaboration in the areas of counter-UAS technologies, joint research and development, supply chain resilience, regional production and distribution, and industrial cooperation within Europe. The partnership also focuses on the integration and delivery of Frankenburg’s missile systems into Czech, Central and Eastern European, and wider European defence structures, including support for Ukraine’s urgent air-defence needs.
“With this memorandum, Colt CZ Group and Frankenburg Technologies formalize an important cooperation focused on strategic strengthening of the European defence capabilities and supporting Ukraine in countering unmanned aerial threats. Through this partnership, both companies aim to combine Czech industrial capacity with Estonian technological innovation, contributing to stronger European and NATO defence readiness, enhanced security cooperation, and greater resilience against emerging threats,” said Ondřej Boháč, Head of Government Affairs at Colt CZ Group.
“Air defence is one of Ukraine’s most urgent armament needs,” said Kusti Salm, CEO of Frankenburg Technologies. “Frankenburg is pursuing this priority in collaboration with Colt CZ Group to help Ukraine access attritable interceptor missiles and launchers against mass aerial attacks, while expanding affordable missile defence capacity for Czechia and European allies.”
This agreement affirms cooperation on establishing resilient and scalable supply chains to support production, delivery, and sustainment of counter-UAS capabilities, while enabling the efficient transfer and integration of Frankenburg Technologies’ missile systems into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including through cooperation on manufacturing, assembly, and logistics, while jointly pursuing export and marketing opportunities in third markets.
The MoU was signed during the Estonia–Czechia Business Forum in Tallinn, held in the context of the state visit of H.E. Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, to Estonia. The signing followed special addresses by H.E. Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia, and H.E. Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic.
About Colt CZ Group SE
Colt CZ Group is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and energetics, serving military and law enforcement as well as commercial markets. It markets and sells its products mainly under the Colt, CZ (Česká zbrojovka), Colt Canada, Colt Optics, Dan Wesson, Sellier & Bellot, Spuhr, swissAA, and 4M Tactical brands. The Group is also active in the production of energetic nitrocellulose through Synthesia Nitrocellulose.
Colt CZ Group is headquartered in the Czech Republic and employs more than 4,500 people across 13 production facilities in the Czech Republic, the United States, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, and Hungary. The Group has been listed on the Prague Stock Exchange since 2020 and completed its dual listing on Euronext Amsterdam in April 2026. Its largest shareholder is Česká zbrojovka Partners SE Holding.
About Frankenburg Technologies
Frankenburg Technologies is an European defence technology company building affordable, mass-manufacturable missile systems. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Tallinn, the company operates across eight European countries and focuses on restoring sustainable economics, speed, and sovereignty to modern missile defence. Frankenburg’s mission is to equip the free world with the tech to win the war.
Its flagship missile system, Mark I, is a compact precision-guided interceptor developed to counter low-flying unmanned aerial systems. Built from commercially available components and delivered from concept to live fire in just 13 months, Mark I reduces short-range intercept cost by more than 10×.
