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PARIS \u2014 The European Union officially opened its defense-innovation office in Kyiv earlier this month, as the bloc seeks to boost cooperation between the Ukrainian and European defense industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The office is part of Europe\u2019s defense industrial strategy adopted in March, and one role will be connecting the bloc\u2019s startups and innovators with Ukraine\u2019s defense industry and armed forces, the European Commission said in a statement on Friday<\/u><\/a>. The office also aims to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s integration into the European defense-equipment market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The office may help Ukrainian defense firms and startups gain access to EU funding as they develop military technology to help the country fight off Russia\u2019s invasion, with financing one of the main hurdles to ramping up Ukraine\u2019s weapon production<\/u><\/a>. For EU defense firms and startups, the hub in Kyiv may help them tap into Ukraine\u2019s battlefield experience and find partners in a country at the cutting edge of military drone development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has become a world leader in drone technology, with annual production capacity of up to 3 million drones, the country\u2019s Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov said in a Sept. 20 post on Facebook<\/u><\/a>, on the occasion of the innovation office opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European drone makers haven\u2019t waited for the EU office to establish their footprint in Ukraine, with Latvia\u2019s Atlas Aerospace setting up an R&D office in Kyiv last year and Germany\u2019s Quantum Systems opening a factory<\/u><\/a> and a development hub in the country in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has more than 1,100 innovators in defense technology, including more than 500 working on unmanned aerial vehicles, more than 160 developers of robots, at least 150 firms working on AI applications and more than 110 on electronic-warfare tools, according to Brave1, a defense-tech collaboration platform set up by the Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country is holding a defense-tech investment summit<\/u><\/a> in Kyiv later this week to court international investors, bringing together officials, military and manufacturers. The summit is probably one of the few such events to advertise the availability of \u201csafe and fully equipped shelters\u201d available across the city to ensure the well-being of attendees, as the Ukrainian capital continues to face a threat of Russian missile attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU in December already opened an office in Kyiv for its research and innovation program Horizon Europe<\/u><\/a>, which at that time had been funding more than 120 projects in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, Denmark on Monday announced plans to set up a defense-industry hub in Kyiv, saying that will strengthen the opportunity for Danish companies to cooperate more directly with Ukraine\u2019s defense firms. The hub is expected to be up and running before the end of the year, the Danish Defence Ministry said in a statement<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe situation in Ukraine clearly shows that wars are not only won on the battlefield, but to a large extent also in industry,\u201d Danish Minister for Industry and Business Morten B\u00f8dskov was quoted as saying in the statement. \u201cWith the new hub, we are laying the stepping stones for new development cooperation and increased trade, so that Denmark can continue to contribute to Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Denmark placed an order with Rheinmetall for 16 of the company\u2019s Skyranger 30 mobile air-defense turrets and ammunition for more than \u20ac100 million ($112 million). The turrets are scheduled for delivery in 2027 and 2028, with additional vehicle equipment for an 8-wheeled platform that will be used by the Danish armed forces, the company said in a statement<\/u><\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Skyranger turret with its 30mm revolver cannon and airburst munitions is \u201cparticularly suitable\u201d to counter drones, according to Rheinmetall. The Danish order follows a first purchase by Austria, with Germany\u2019s Bundeswehr also buying the system, the company said. For the Bundeswehr, the Skyranger will take the role previously filled by the Gepard air-defense systems, which had already been taken out of the Germany inventory before being sent to Ukraine<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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