Ukraine will spend 10 times more on its defense than NATO countries in 2025; the EU is not ready for war with Russia. Next year, Ukraine will spend about 25% of its GDP on defense, which is 900% more than European NATO allies’ average, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during a keynote speech in Brussels. ... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseSpending #MarkRutte #NATO #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is developing its own long-range weapons to counter Russia and is testing new missiles. The Ukrainian government is preparing for a reduction in Western military aid next year and is trying to increase its domestic weapons production capacity. The emphasis is on weapon systems that can p... #HellMissileDrone #LongRangeMissiles #NeptuneMissiles #PalyanytsyaMissileDrone #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Private arms manufacturers say there are no government orders for 2025 to load existing capacities. In Ukraine, 75% of 31 private companies in the defense-industrial complex said they are not negotiating to conclude any government weapons contracts for 2025. Only 19% of manufacturers have transition... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DenysShmyhal #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has narrowed the artillery gap with Russia and will soon gain a technological advantage. The Russian military has lost almost its entire advantage in the number of artillery shells it is able to fire over Ukraine in recent months due to production restrictions and Ukrainian strikes on amm... #ArtilleryShells #Starlink #Starshield #WarinUkraine
Drone maker Helsing has become one of Europe’s most valuable startups. Helsing, valued at €5B, has become one of Europe’s most valuable startups, thanks to a surge in demand for drones and software for drones and fighter jets amid the war in Ukraine. The company ha... #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #Germany #Helsing
Ukrainian IT exports may decline by 6% this year. The decline in exports of Ukrainian IT services continues. Even under an optimistic scenario, by the end of 2024 the decrease in volume will be at least 4% compared to last year, and this figure could... #ITexport #LvivITcluster #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineITexport #UkrainianITcompany
Europe is funding Ukrainian weapon production due to its capacity constraints. European allies, struggling to produce enough weapons for Kyiv’s war effort, are taking a new approach: giving Ukrainians money to do it themselves. Under the new approach, Europeans are funding gover... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInvestments #Denmark #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is developing ballistic missiles and could use them soon. The WSJ noted that Ukraine is actively building rockets capable of striking deep behind enemy lines. Most of the program’s details are being kept secret, but Ukrainian officials have previously ... #AlexanderKamyshin #BallisticMissiles #DefenseIndustryRussia #DefenseTechnology #NeptuneMissiles #WeaponsProduction
Sweden and Lithuania are preparing investments in Ukrainian long-range weapon production. Sweden will soon announce the allocation of substantial funds for the development and production of long-range weapons for Ukraine, announced Swedish Defense Minister Poul Jonson. He said investments ... #Canada #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInvestments #Lithuania #LongRangeMissiles #PalyanytsyaMissileDrone #Sweden
Ukrainian companies take the lead in applying for international tenders within the Drone Coalition. Ukrainian manufacturers have become the leaders in the number of applications for international tenders to produce interceptor drones through the Drone Coalition, submitting 32% of the total. In advan... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DroneCoalition #DroneProduction #NEDS
Ukraine has increased missile production and is preparing a financial basis for developing the domestic defense industry. Internal investment in weapons production and involving partners will form a reliable financial basis for the further development of the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex, President Zelenskyy said ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #NeptuneMissiles #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
Ukraine has begun mass production of EW-resistant drones and developed four types of missiles. Ukrainian attack drone companies plan to increase their production of inexpensive and effective kamikaze drones that are not affected by Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems to an industrial scale ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Norway will finance the production of weapons and equipment in Ukraine according to the Danish model. Norway will mirror the Danish support format, which is direct financing of Ukrainian weapon and equipment production, allowing faster production and delivery of weapons to the front. In addition, the ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Estonia #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has increased its annual arms production to $30B but has only $10B to purchase weapons for the military. Ukrainian enterprises that comprise the defense-industrial complex can annually manufacture products with a total value of $30B, Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin said. Ukraine has alre... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #HermanSmetanin #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already received one million drones, and next year this number will increase significantly. In 2024, a million drones have already been delivered to the front, and 96% of them are Ukrainian-made, the Ministry of Digital Transformation reports. Brave1 defense cluster participants have already... #Brave1 #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseSpending #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #UkrainianWeapons
A Ukrainian pipe manufacturer invests $1B to maintain competitiveness in the global market. Over the past several years, Interpipe, a Ukrainian producer of pipes and railway wheels, has invested about $1B in the construction of a modern electric steelmaking complex – Interpipe Steel, which a... #EcoModernization #ForeignMarket #Interpipe #InterpipeSteelUkraine #investments #UkraineEconomy
A Ukrainian manufacturer of non-ferrous metal products launches a €19M cable production plant in Poland. One of the largest producers of non-ferrous metal products in Ukraine, Electro Cable Group, launched a cable production plant in the Polish city of Zabrze in June. The key argument in Poland’s f... #ElectroCableGroup #investments #MetallurgyUkraine #NonFerrous #Poland #ukrainianbusiness
American fund Green Flag Ventures is ready to finance up to six Ukrainian startups in the first half of 2025. The American founders of Green Flag Ventures, Justin Zeefe, and Deborah Fairlamb, invest in Ukrainian defense startups with checks ranging from $100,000 to approximately $1.2M. By the end of 2024, the... #AstraNav #DeborahFairlamb #DefenseTechnology #GreenFlagVentures #Himera #investments #JustinZeefe #KaraDag #Swarmer
Ukraine has developed and plans to produce air defenses and ballistic missiles soon. Kyiv can start making its own ballistic and cruise missiles as early as the middle of 2025, said Director of the state enterprise Spetstechnoexport, Oleksiy Petrov. According to him, flight tests of U... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #SpetsTechnoExport #Thales #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
A Ukrainian developer of EW-resistant military communication systems receives funds for scaling, and defense startups attract $25M in foreign investment. A Ukrainian developer of communication systems, Himera, received an investment from the Nezlamni fund. Although the amount is undisclosed, it is within the standard range of the fund’s $100,000 ... #ArtificialIntelligence #Brave1 #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #Himera #Nezlamni #Swarmer
The integration of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex into the EU’s defense industry will bring benefit for both sides. Andrius Kubilius, a member of the European Parliament nominated for appointment as European Commissioner for Defense in the new European Commission, stated: “I will be responsible for the implem... #AndriusKubilius #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Seeds of Bravery is providing €1.25M in funding to 38 Ukrainian startups. The Seeds of Bravery funding will support innovation and growth across four key programs. It will help entrepreneurs accelerate their projects, raise necessary resources, and expand their presence in ... #GrantsForBusiness #SeedsOfBravery #StartUp #SupportBusiness #UkrainianStartUps
German businesses contemplate their options as the suspension of military reservations threatens companies working in Ukraine. The suspension of the reservation of Ukrainian workers, despite the millions of dollars invested by German companies to support Ukraine’s economy during the war, threatens the business community... #AHK #AHKukraine #GermanBusiness #GermanUkraineChamber #investments #MobilizationUkraine #ReinerPerau #UkraineEconomy
Rheinmetall gives updates on the construction of several arms factories in Ukraine. The Rheinmetall defense concern’s first plant is already operating in Ukraine, and the second is close behind it. The company plans to build several more enterprises, Rheinmetall director Armin ... #ArminPapperger #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Marder #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has exceeded its drone production plan and brought more than 900 new models of military equipment into service. Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Gavryliuk said that Ukraine exceeded planned drone production, which former Minister of Industry Oleksandr Kamyshyn spoke about at the end of last year. Then, Kamyshyn ... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #IvanGavryliuk #UkrainianDrone #WeaponsProduction
Half of Ukraine’s largest IT companies have reduced revenues due to the war and the need to relocate. In 2023, 15 of the 30 largest IT companies in Ukraine recorded a decrease in revenue compared to 2022. This is due to the redistribution of business between legal entities of the same group, relocatio... #EPAM #GlobalLogic #Luxoft #Monobank #Playtika #UkrainianITcompany
The Russian-Ukrainian war forces defense companies to actively invest in laser weapons to counter UAVs. Leading defense companies such as RTX in the US, MBDA in the EU, and QinetiQ in the UK have begun to invest heavily in developing low-cost, high-energy laser weapons to combat UAVs. During the war in ... #DefenseTechnology #DragonFire #LaserWeapons #MBDA #QinetiQ #RTX
Ukraine will receive about $5B to produce drones; the opening of defense product exports is under consideration. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that by the end of the year Ukraine will receive another $4-5B for domestic drone production. Zelenskyy specified that the state spent about ₴120B ($3B) on domestic ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsExport #Zelenskyy
Investment in Ukrainian defense startups may reach $50M this year. According to a study by the KSE and Brave1, in 2023 Ukrainian defense startups attracted up to $5M in investment; in 2024 the amount may reach $50M. The average investment round size increased from $5... #Brave1 #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction
A lack of raw materials and long production cycles prevent the West from adapting projectile production to Ukraine’s needs. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused a noticeable increase in projectile production in Western countries, but due to a lack of raw materials and long production cycles, it still does n... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #NIOA #Rheinmetall #Saab #WeaponsProduction
Brave1 defense cluster participants have already received $8M in grants from the state. According to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, companies registered on the Brave1 platform have already received $8M in grants from the state to develop their technological startups... #Brave1 #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #Grants #MykhailoFedorov
Borrell calls Russian aggression against Ukraine an existential threat to the EU and for investment in defense technologies. EU High Representative Josep Borrell noted that Russia’s aggressive war is seen as an existential threat to the EU. Therefore, the determination of joint borrowing to finance Ukrainian military ... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #JosepBorrell #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Denmark’s investment fund will develop the Ukrainian defense industry: What other defensive assistance are Ukraine’s partners offering? Denmark plans to create an investment fund to develop the Ukrainian defense industry and accelerate weapons production. Investors will receive an ownership share, access to information, and the opport... #ArtilleryShells #AS90 #Denmark #GreatBritain #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MilitaryEquipmentRepair #Netherlands
Ukrainian startups have a better price-quality ratio than their American counterparts. Civitta’s report notes that the Ukrainian startup ecosystem is showing stable and rapid growth despite difficult conditions. From 2013 to 2023, IT’s contribution to GDP increased by 470%. ... #Creatio #GitLab #Grammarly #ITsectorinUkraine #ITstartups #UkrainianITcompany
Ukraine is getting closer to lifting the ban on arms exports to support the defense industry. Ukraine’s military urgently needs more surveillance, strike, and combat drones, but due to limited government resources drone manufacturers are looking for opportunities to export their products abroa... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #UkrainianWeapons #Ukrspecssystems #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction
The UK allocates $4.5B for the purchase of British weapons for Ukraine. Britain has already provided Ukraine with £3.5B ($4.5B) to purchase modern military equipment from British manufacturers. A British trade mission visited Ukraine to discuss further cooperation with th... #GreatBritain #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SheffieldForgemasters #Thales #WeaponsforUkraine
The US increases its share of European defense startup venture capital by 200%, but Poland takes the lead in European security. Against the backdrop of surging global conflict, US investors provided more than 65% of venture capital investment in European defense technology in 2024, compared to 18% last year. According to Dealr... #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #EdwardLucas #EUdefense #NATO #Poland
Ukraine is counting on 500% growth in the domestic defense industrial complex by the end of the year. During the first eight months of the year, weapons production in Ukraine increased by 100% compared to the same period last year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at DFNC2. According to him, weapons ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #DFNC2 #DroneProduction #UkrainianWeapons #Zelenskyy
A manufacturer of Leopard tanks and Caesar howitzers will repair military equipment in Kyiv and plans to produce ammunition and spare parts with Ukraine. One of the largest arms manufacturers in Europe, the French-German conglomerate KNDS, has opened a branch in Ukraine, as announced by the defense ministers of France and Germany in March. KNDS Ukraine... #CaesarHowitzers #KNDS #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryEquipmentRepair
Ukraine is considering the construction of a gunpowder plant and growing raw production materials. According to the director of Ukrainian Armored Vehicles, Vladyslav Belbas, the manufacturer received only one proposal from a Western company in three years, which was to build a €20M plant to process... #Cotton #DefenseIndustry #GunpowderPlant #Powder #VladyslavBelbas
Umerov presents the Ukrainian defense industry’s achievements: drones, missiles, and ammunition. Over the past year, more than $4B of Ukrainian arms were produced, and every second piece of ammunition on the front is Ukrainian made. In 2023, the Ukrainian share of ammunition was 18%, and in 2024,... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine’s electronic communications sector increased its revenue and investment by 11%. In the first half of the year, revenue from electronic communications operators in Ukraine increased by 11%, reaching ₴52.4B. The main components of this growth were mobile communication services, whi... #ElectronicCommunications #INternetinUkraine #investments #MobileOperators
A Ukrainian fund joins a €11M financing round for the French developer of a freelancer platform. French startup Jump attracted €11M of investment in a Series A round. Among the investors is the Ukrainian venture fund Roosh Ventures. Pan-European fund Breega led the round, and Index Ventures, RAIS... #France #investments #Jump #RooshVentures #StartUpinvestments #UkrainianStartUP
Russia produces more than 130 long-range missiles and 500 drones per month. Despite Moscow’s protests, Ukraine has been receiving ammunition from India for over a year. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the aggressor produces 132-171 long-range missiles per month. This is about the same as used for the record shelling on August 26. The production rate of Shahed-13... #DefenseIndustryRussia #India #RussianDrones #RussianMissiles #Russianweapons #WarinUkraine
Ukrainian UAV manufacturers will be able to increase their production and sales, now able to participate in Drone Coalition tenders. For the first time, Ukrainian manufacturers of unmanned technologies will be able to participate in Drone Coalition tenders within the framework of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (Ramstein fo... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneCoalition #DroneProduction #FPVdrones #Ramstein
Why are Ukrainian gunsmiths considering transferring their production facilities abroad? According to Tech Force of Ukraine, 85% of Ukrainian arms manufacturers are considering relocating abroad or had already done so. Among weapons and military equipment manufacturers, 73% do not see any... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction
A Ukrainian military tech start-up that uses AI to automate drone attacks has attracted $2.7M from US funds. Ukrainian start-up Swarmer, which uses AI technology called Styx that controls drones in a swarm, has attracted $2.7M in investments from R-G.AI, Radius Capital Ventures, Green Flag Ventures, and D3 V... #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseStartups #DefenseTechnology #R-G.AI #StartUpinvestments #Swarmer
Two AI startups from Ukraine have attracted more than $3.2M from investors. Ukrainian AI platform Mantis Analytics received $240,000 from the Nezlamni fund. This will be used to accelerate development and launch the platform in the US market, which is a critical strategic pri... #42CAP #ArtificialIntelligence #MantisAnalytics #Nezlamni #Osavul #SMRK #U.Ventures
Which Ukrainian defense tech niches are most attractive for investors? At the end of 2023, the Ukrainian defense industry was estimated at $3B. In 2024, this figure may increase to more than $5B; a notable part of this total is the defense tech segment. Domestic manufact... #Brave1 #D3VentureCapital #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #GreenFlagVentures #investments
Ukraine is developing its own weapons to strike targets located in the Russian Federation. One innovation is a newly tested GPS-guided bomb that is very similar to the French AASM Hammer. The Ukrainian high-precision glide bomb can cover a distance of up to 64 km. If Ukraine can establish l... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInnovations #NeptuneMissiles #PalyanytsyaMissileDrone #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
