In 2021, an analogue of the US Department of Defense Research Projects Office will appear in Ukraine
This year in Ukraine should appear the Agency for Defense Technologies by analogy with the Office of Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense, according to the statement of the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine.
"The task of the Agency will be to introduce scientific and technical developments and new technologies to create modern types of competitive weapons and military equipment," the department noted.
The Ministry of Strategic Industry has identified five priority tasks in its activities for the current year, which will allow reforming and bringing to a qualitatively new level the industries that the Ministry is involved in.
So, it is planned to approve the Strategy for the development of the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine, the National Target Scientific and Technical Space Program of Ukraine for 2021-2025, the State Target Scientific and Technical Program for the Development of the Aviation Industry of Ukraine for 2021-2030 and the National Comprehensive Program for the Development of High high technologies, as well as to approve and implement the State Defense Order for 2021.