{"id":9533,"date":"2026-09-07T19:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deaidua.org\/news\/?p=9533"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:29:29","slug":"ukraine-is-likely-to-receive-first-german-made-bars-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deaidua.org\/news\/2026\/09\/07\/ukraine-is-likely-to-receive-first-german-made-bars-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine is likely to receive first German-made Bars soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are expected to receive the first Bars cruise missile-drones from a newly established production facility in Germany in just a few weeks\u2019 time. This was revealed in an interview published<\/a> today between RBC-Ukraine and the unnamed Ukrainian manufacturer of the weapons system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The yet-to-be-publicised company is said to have already set up a joint venture in Europe, which is due to begin production of the Bars shortly. According to the current schedule, the first batch is due to be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine starting on the 10th of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst Germany is not explicitly mentioned as the location for the joint venture, publicly available information strongly suggests that the mentioned production would take place in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This follows a German-Ukrainian agreement signed by Germany\u2019s Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, and the Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, on the sidelines of the recent NATO summit in Ankara on the 8th of July 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sybiha and Pistorius shortly after signing the documents | Image: Andrii Sybiha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is known about any other production facilities that have been established in other European countries, so it must be assumed that today\u2019s announcement refers to the production facility in Germany that is already known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Bars?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Bars is a hybrid of a cruise missile and a drone, whose development began in 2023 in the midst of Russia\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Ukrainian manufacturer, who has chosen to remain anonymous for security reasons, the latest version of the cruise missile-drone hybrid has a range of up to 1,000 kilometres, is equipped with a 60-kilogram warhead and can reach speeds of up to 700 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are at least three variants of the Bars, each characterised, amongst other things, by a different ratio between warhead mass and amount of fuel, which can be selected and deployed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine depending on the specific operational scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given its now vastly increased range and comparatively high flight speed, despite carrying a 60-kilogram warhead, the Bars is becoming an increasingly attractive option for Ukrainian attacks on military targets, for example within internationally recognised Russian territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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