Paramount Greece and leading Ukrainian defence company MAC HUB officially launched a strategic defence collaboration on 4 February 2026, marking a major milestone in European industrial cooperation and Ukraine’s rapidly advancing defence manufacturing capability. The partnership focuses on the joint development and local production of advanced land platforms and systems aligned with the evolving requirements of modern high-intensity conflicts.
As the first major outcome of the collaboration, the companies unveiled a new MRAP armoured vehicle locally produced in Ukraine and specifically adapted for contemporary battlefield threats. Named MAC OWL (Sova), the vehicle has been extensively localised and re-engineered by MAC HUB engineers to meet Ukrainian operational realities, terrain and threat profiles. Paramount Greece’s portable production model enabled the vehicle to be manufactured in-country, ensuring sovereignty, security of supply and rapid scalability.
The MAC OWL (Sova) represents a landmark achievement for Ukraine’s defence industry, becoming the highest-protected MRAP vehicle ever produced in the country. Certified to STANAG 4569 Level 4a/4b mine protection, it is designed to withstand the detonation of a 10kg explosive charge under both the wheel and hull — a critical requirement for operations in mine- and IED-saturated environments.
Developed and refined in direct response to lessons from the Russia–Ukraine war, the MAC OWL (Sova) features an optimised layout, enhanced situational awareness, upgraded protection and integrated systems designed to maximise survivability and operational effectiveness under extreme combat conditions.
For Paramount Greece, the partnership marked the company’s formal entry into the European defence market, reinforcing its role as a catalyst for regional industrial capability, innovation and collaboration. “By combining Paramount Greece’s advanced platform design and industrial expertise with MAC HUB’s frontline experience and in-country manufacturing capability, this partnership ensures that critical systems can be produced, maintained and evolved locally,” said a company spokesperson.
MAC HUB also emphasised the broader strategic significance of the partnership: “This is about building resilient defence ecosystems, transferring advanced capability and giving nations facing demanding security challenges the tools and industrial capacity required to defend themselves — today and in the future.”
The strategic agreement underpinning the collaboration was signed eighteen months ago, and the MAC OWL (Sova) armoured vehicle now stands as the first tangible outcome of a long-term commitment to European security, Ukrainian industrial sovereignty and next-generation defence innovation.
