On July 28, 2021, the cabinet of ministers of Ukraine approved a draft order On the signing of the Agreement between the government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America on projects in the field of research, development, testing, and evaluation.
The signing of this agreement will open many opportunities for Ukraine, among them are:
- the attraction of foreign funding for research work by Ukrainian research institutions;
- conducting joint research work on the development of armaments and military equipment;
- conducting tests and testing of military equipment involving equipment and technologies that are not available in Ukraine;
- obtaining information on advanced defense technologies, trends in their development;
- increasing the research potential of Ukraine through cooperation with partners in the framework of joint projects.
The minister of defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran is responsible for signing the agreement.
