Ukraine invites foreign companies to test weapons on its battlefield

Ukraine has offered foreign arms companies the opportunity to test their latest military products in real combat conditions.

According to Reuters, the Brave1 platform, established by the Ukrainian government for arms procurement and investment, has launched an initiative called “Test in Ukraine.”

This project allows foreign companies to see the effectiveness of their products on the front lines while giving Ukraine access to the latest technologies.

Under the project, foreign companies can send their products to Kyiv and conduct online training on their use.

In return, the Ukrainian military will provide detailed reports on the performance of the tested weapons on the battlefield.

Artem Moroz, Head of Investor Relations at Brave1, stated that this initiative will give foreign companies the opportunity to understand “what really works on the front.”

Moroz also noted that this will allow Ukraine to see what new technologies are currently available.

While noting there is “great interest” in the program, Moroz did not name any of the companies participating in the project.

Kyiv’s technology priorities have become clear

Artem Moroz announced that the Brave1 platform has prepared a list of defense technologies that Kyiv wants to test.

“We have a list of our priorities. One of them is air defense; that is, new air defense systems, drone interceptors, artificial intelligence systems, and all solutions against glide bombs,” Moroz said.

Other technologies prioritized for testing on the list include naval drones, land-based electronic profiling systems, and advanced fire control systems that use artificial intelligence.

New project for European startups: BraveTech EU

Previously, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC25) held in Rome, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov and European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius announced a new initiative called BraveTech EU.

Within the framework of this initiative, European startups in the military technology field will receive funding from the European Commission to test their products directly on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Minister Fedorov stated that this includes both independent European and Ukrainian projects as well as joint ventures.

“We hope that the technology exchange will happen organically. It is important to emphasize here: we will continue to do everything we do for Ukraine, but now we are also including European startups in the process,” Fedorov said.