Ukraine's defense industry outgrew its wartime rules

Four years of existential war against Russia have produced a military technology model in Ukraine few traditional procurement systems could replicate.

Brave1, Ukraine's state-backed defense tech platform, currently connects more than 2,500 companies and over 5,000 products, and Ukraine no longer needs to prove that it can turn battlefield problems into fielded capabilities at speed. Today's challenge, though, is preserving the incentives that let it adapt faster than the threats it faces.

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