Foreign companies will be able to participate in the modernisation of military equipment for the Defence Forces of Ukraine. This decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the initiative of the Ministry of Defence.
The document amends the Procedure for the development, introduction and production of new types of defence products, as well as the discontinuation of existing types of defence products. The updated mechanism now applies to foreign economic contracts for defence procurement and sets out clear terms of cooperation with foreign partners.
“Foreign companies will be able to participate in the development and modernisation of weapons subject to special permits for the transfer of military technology and export of relevant goods and services. Particular attention is paid to the modernisation of state aviation aircraft, their components and equipment, as well as ships,” said Deputy Minister of Defence Brigadier General Anatolii Klochko.
The resolution sets out in detail:
The modernisation of outdated equipment will significantly increase its efficiency through the use of advanced Western technologies. This initiative opens up prospects for foreign partners to create joint high-tech projects in compliance with international standards and principles of transparent cooperation.
It also regulates the distribution of intellectual property rights and the procedure for transferring the created scientific and technical products.
“The innovations will help meet the need to develop new models and modernise existing weapons, military and special equipment. This will contribute to strengthening Ukraine’s defence capabilities in the context of countering russian aggression,” said Colonel Vladyslav Shostak, Head of the State Scientific-Research Institute of Aviation.