Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence is creating a new system of specialised defence technology centres. They will provide expert assessment, liaise with manufacturers, support the development of new solutions and oversee their introduction into the Defence Forces.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defence.
According to Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will determine the military’s needs based on combat experience, while the specialised centres will support the implementation of ready-made technological solutions.
"Our task is to provide the military, on time and in sufficient quantities, with exactly the weapons and technologies that are needed and that deliver real results and an advantage on the battlefield. To do this, we are introducing a clear algorithm. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine identifies needs based on combat experience, and the Ministry of Defence’s specialised centres support the rollout of ready-made, effective solutions for the front," the minister said.
Each centre will be responsible for a separate area of defence technology development. The Main Directorate for the Development of Unmanned Systems Capabilities and the Main Directorate for the Development of Missile Weapons and Artillery Capabilities have already been established.
The next step will be to establish four more centres in the following areas:
- air defence;
- signals intelligence and electronic warfare, navigation systems and remote-control technologies;
- space policy and technologies;
- deep-strike systems.
Overall, the system will cover six areas. Its aim is to turn the military’s needs into modern technological solutions to strengthen Ukraine’s defence capability.