Heidi E. Crebo-Rediker
Ukraine’s defense industrial base (DIB) has evolved from improvised wartime production into a core pillar of Europe’s future security and Ukraine’s postwar economy. Wartime necessity created a rapid-innovation ecosystem—especially in drones, autonomy, electronic warfare, and battlefield software—initially financed by grants and angel investors, and now increasingly supported by platforms like Brave1 and growing venture capital interest. As Ukrainian output has scaled to millions of drones annually, the emerging challenge has become how to scale Ukrainian firms beyond Ukraine. While the potential is clear, realizing it will require capital, certification, and integration into European and NATO procurement ecosystems.
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