Ukraine has signed an agreement to make howitzers designed by the UK defense company BAE Systems, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. However, experts point to the fact that the production of anti-aircraft missiles is incomparably more difficult than making howitzers, as the United States severely restricts access to advanced weapons technology. According to the publication, attempts by some Western companies to establish production in Ukraine have previously failed. For example, Germany’s defense company Rheinmetall intended to build its own factories, but the project failed to secure the necessary investment. Turkey’s Baykar announced the construction of a drone production plant in 2022, but the facility has yet to be commissioned, the newspaper notes.