Ukraine Allows Transfer of State Defense Technologies to Private Manufacturers

9 March, 2025 Peklo cruise missiles. Photo: Herman Smetanin Ukraine has opened access for private companies to defense technologies that are owned by the state.

Herman Smetanin, Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, stated this. It is noted that the government has adopted a resolution that regulates the procedure for transferring design documentation for Ukrainian weapons to various business entities in order to expand its production. If a state customer in the field of defense procurement requires weapons in volumes that exceed the capabilities of state-owned enterprises, at the initiative of the Ministry of Defense, the design documentation may be transferred to other manufacturers, including private ones.

BTR-4E from the 56th Brigade of the Armed Forces, summer 2024.

Illustrative photo

These manufacturers must possess the required capabilities to undertake production. The resolution also addresses matters related to safeguarding state secrets and protecting intellectual property rights. According to Smetanin, this will make it possible to provide the Defense Forces with weapons and military equipment more efficiently by domestic enterprises and scale up the production of Ukrainian weapons and military equipment.

As a result, manufacturers will receive more contracts and will be able to produce more defense products.