Ukraine and Germany launch Brave Germany, a joint programme for defence technology development

In Kyiv, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and Federal Minister of Defence of Germany Boris Pistorius signed a letter of intent to launch Brave Germany, a joint initiative aimed at developing defence technologies and supporting innovative start-ups.

The programme provides for grant support to Ukrainian and German start-ups engaged in critical areas of defence technology.

Brave Germany: Joint innovation for modern warfare

Brave Germany will be implemented in partnership with the Brave1 defence innovation cluster and will aim to develop solutions in areas that define the future of warfare.

This includes, in particular:

• unmanned technologies;

• artificial intelligence;

• laser systems;

• new communications solutions;

• missile technologies;

• other critical defence tech areas.

Mykhailo Fedorov expressed gratitude to Germany and, personally, to Boris Pistorius for their leadership and sustained support for Ukraine. Germany is today the world's number one in security assistance to Ukraine, providing around one-third of all support.

German support for Ukraine: key priorities

During the meeting, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine expressed particular gratitude to Germany for decisions that strengthen Ukraine’s air defence.

This includes the procurement of hundreds of missiles for Patriot systems, financing interceptor drones, supporting the PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) mechanism, and a critically important initiative that enabled Ukraine to obtain Patriot missiles during the harshest winter.

Mykhailo Fedorov also expressed gratitude for:

• over USD 1 billion directed towards developing deep-strike and middle-strike capabilities;

• support for drone assault military units — Germany became the first country to support this innovative capability area;

• support for the supply of long-range artillery ammunition through the ‘Czech Initiative’.

Mykhailo Fedorov briefed the German side on the results of implementing Ukraine’s defence strategy: protecting the skies, stopping the enemy on the front line, and targeting russia’s economy.

More details can be found at the Ministry of Defence official website.