Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence is developing a network of six specialised defence technology centres to accelerate the development, testing and deployment of military technologies based on operational requirements identified by the country’s armed forces.
Announced on 11 November, the initiative includes two directorates that have already been established: the Main Directorate for Unmanned Systems Capability Development and the Main Directorate for Missile Weapons and Artillery Capability Development.
Four additional centres are planned, covering air defence, electronic intelligence and electronic warfare (EW), space policy and technologies, and deep-strike systems.
The uncrewed systems directorate will consolidate experience from the use of uncrewed systems in combat, develop proposals on military-technical policy and oversee projects to adapt equipment to changing battlefield requirements.
The planned air defence centre will focus on strategic planning, assessing the effectiveness of existing and emerging technologies, and identifying systems to strengthen the protection of Ukrainian airspace.s
Under the proposed structure, the General Staff and other military command bodies will identify operational requirements and capability priorities. The Ministry of Defence’s specialised centres will then develop technological and resource solutions and oversee their implementation.
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Image: The specialised centres will turn needs identified by the General Staff into modern technological solutions (Ministry of Defence of Ukraine)
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