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May 29
- 11:10
Defence City grows to 31 companies with nearly UAH 90 billion in combined arms revenueThirty one Ukrainian arms manufacturers have now secured residency in Defence City – the special legal regime providing government support to defence businesses. Among them are producers of drones, missiles and other products.
May 25
- 11:25
Ukraine and Estonia align priorities for a mutually beneficial defence partnershipThe Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, met in Kyiv with the Minister of Defence of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur. The parties agreed on key priorities for mutually beneficial cooperation, including joint weapons production and the development of defence capabilities.
May 20
- 13:21
Scaling up defence innovation: A new procurement model shortens the path from development to deploymentThe Cabinet of Ministers has launched a pilot project enabling the rapid procurement, testing, and introduction of defence innovatiions. A resolution to that effect was adopted by the Government at its recent meeting.
May 19
- 17:20
Common rules for managing intellectual property in the defence industryThe Government has approved a new policy for managing intellectual property within Ukraine’s defence industry.
- 17:20
Two more banks join the preferential defence lease programmeTwo additional authorised banks — Oschadbank and Bank Credit Dnipro — have joined the state-run programme preferential financial leases initiated for defence companies by the Ministry of Defence.
May 14
- 18:02
Over 1,000 unmanned ground vehicles delivered via DOT Chain DefenceThe Ukrainian Defence Forces have already received 1,028 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) worth UAH 487,203,212 through the DOT-Chain Defence weapons marketplace.
May 13
- 18:30
Germany and Ukraine as leaders in European security: building a win-win partnershipGermany is Ukraine’s largest security assistance partner, accounting for around one-third of all assistance provided to Ukraine. At the same time, cooperation between Ukraine and Germany extends beyond the traditional donor support model.
May 11
- 20:43
Ukraine and Germany launch Brave Germany, a joint programme for defence technology developmentIn 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.
May 9
- 11:35
Over 10 military units are now equipped with a Ukrainian AI-powered turret capable of destroying UAVs with a single button pressThe Ministry of Defence of Ukraine continues to develop lower-tier air defense capabilities to protect against enemy UAVs along the line of contact and in frontline areas.
May 8
- 19:20
New military payouts and defence spending: Government proposes changes to the 2026 State BudgetThe Government has prepared amendments to the 2026 State Budget to reinforce the Ukrainian security and defence sector.