Lax IP laws keep Ukrainians setting up corporations outside of Ukraine. The administration has dreams of protecting their inventions and bringing them home — along with a cut of their profits. The latest on IP during a period of martial law:
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, charity foundations have become a major conduit for arming the military. Here's how they go about it:
A deep dive into Ukrainian export control processes. Pavlichenko says there is no ban on defense exports; lays out how defense tech exports should work; and his wish for friendlier relations with the industry.
He wants "balanced" approach. In a wide-ranging interview, he said his agency wishes to cooperate closely with defense sector: "We are your friends."
Ukrainian engineers are setting a new trend in air defense by creating specialized hunter FPV-drones to take out Russian threats. Here’s where we predict the technology will develop.
It's the hot topic on everyone's lips at IT Arena: even the winner of the defense startup competition is Chinese-component-free. Plus, customs reform advances; Spectechnoexport gets revamped from GUR to MOD.
Three miltech trends we're talking about over lunch at the premier Ukrainian tech conference, IT Arena: startups specializing in drone components rather than systems; the absence of U.S. primes; and the excitement of Nordic/Baltic/Polish investors.
Military mobilization and refugee flows have slowed Ukrainian R&D. Here's how local companies are dealing with it.
Zelenskyy’s office is directly involved in considering reform, and a new parliamentary working group has been created amid pressure from industry and foreign partners. Our first weekend deep dive.
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