UK defence giant BAE Systems has set up a legal entity in Ukraine and signed deals to help ramp up supplies of weapons and equipment to Kyiv.
Ednews informs via BBC that the firm says the move will allow it to work directly with Ukraine to explore potential partners and ultimately produce light artillery there.
BAE has made much of the arms the UK and other nations have sent to Ukraine.
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Britain has become a major defence supplier to Ukraine.
The BBC understands that BAE has no current plans to open a physical office or a factory in Ukraine.
"The development of our own weapons production is a top priority," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The announcement came after Mr Zelensky held a meeting with BAE Chief Executive Charles Woodburn.