Ukrainian manufacturers of drones and other military technologies have opened their own hub in Brussels — UARM Hub. Through it, companies will be able to look for European partners, raise money for their developments, and promote the interests of the Ukrainian defense industry in the EU.
Ukrainian manufacturers of drones and other military technologies have opened their own hub in Brussels — UARM Hub. Through it, companies will be able to look for European partners, raise money for their developments, and promote the interests of the Ukrainian defense industry in the EU.
Babel reports this.
One of the team's main tasks is to address the obstacles that prevent Ukrainian developments from entering the European market. These may include complex procurement procedures, requirements for testing equipment, or rules for financing defense projects.
The team will also work to protect manufacturers' rights to their own developments during the implementation of joint projects.
To understand what changes are needed, UARM Hub will work on two studies. The first will concern the structure of the Ukrainian defense market. The second is the preparation of a “White Paper.” This document will contain proposals on which rules and procedures should be changed to make it easier for Ukrainian and European companies to implement joint defense projects.
At the opening of the UARM Hub, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius drew attention to the peculiarity of the Ukrainian defence industry - close cooperation between developers and the military. He suggested that in the future the UARM Hub should be transformed into a kind of academy where European manufacturers could learn from the experience of the Ukrainian defence industry. Special Advisor to the European Commissioner Klaus Welle also stated that Ukraine could soon become a "security donor for Europe".
Earlier, dev.ua wrote that the founder of the military unit Lasar's Group, Pavlo Yelizarov, called for simplifying the export of Ukrainian defense technologies to the EU and NATO countries. According to him, the production of drones is currently only 30% loaded. The remaining capacity could be used for foreign orders, but this is currently hindered by current export control procedures.
