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Dutch defence firm Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments has opened an office in Ukraine and plans engineering work and a production facility, Ukrinform reported on 15 November 2026. The company, known as AIA, is seeking partners among Ukrainian companies, with a focus on jointly producing air defence systems, and its founder and CEO Gerard Zondervan said the longer-term plan is a factory perhaps in western Ukraine. Zondervan told Ukrinform that he has travelled to Ukraine every two months since early 2023, that AIA takes part in the Dutch Task Force Ukraine, and that it has supplied a considerable amount of products to Ukraine. Zondervan said AIA is testing its products in a project with the Dutch Ministry of Defence, and that if the tests succeed the ministry could sign long-term contracts to supply them to Ukraine. He also said his company's own contribution to supporting Ukraine has exceeded EUR 100 million since 2023, a figure Ukrinform attributed to him rather than verified. Zondervan also described heavy weapons as a particular need outside Kyiv, which is why AIA wants to help Ukrainian firms develop and scale up relevant products.