The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has called on the governments of NATO countries to strengthen cooperation in defense innovation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development Kateryna Chernogorenko reportedly took part in a meeting of the Committee on Innovation and Hybrid Threats at NATO Headquarters as part of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
During the meeting, she shared the priorities of the Ministry of Defense in the field of innovation and cyber defense, in particular, she addressed Ukraine's needs for high-tech solutions to change the strategic aspects of warfare.
"We call on the engineering community and governments to strengthen cooperation in developing capabilities in defense innovation - for example, optical guidance systems or smart homing munitions for our UAVs. We call on industry, engineering communities and governments to increase cooperation both in developing capabilities in these areas and in the assessment of promising technologies. We need to transform together to ensure that the capabilities of our Defense Forces meet the requirements of the modern battlefield," emphasized Chernogorenko.
The Deputy Minister also took note of the initiatives of the IT Coalition, the Drone Coalition and the Electronic Warfare Coalition, calling on the Committee's member states to join these projects. Chernogorenko emphasized the readiness of the Ministry of Defense to join the development of the NATO-Ukraine Innovation Roadmap.
"The Ministry of Defense is interested in holding a joint NATO-Ukraine innovation event involving the ecosystems of Ukraine and the Alliance. Such an event will establish ties between Ukraine and our partners and will lead to joint capacity building, exchange of experience or access to new technologies for our Defense Forces," Chernogorenko said.
