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Weapons manufacturers demand clear export rules.
Among the ten largest defense companies in Ukraine, there is not a single state-owned enterprise, although most of them are members of the National Association of Ukraine’s Defense Industries (NAUDI). This was stated by NAUDI head Serhiy Pashynskyi in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
State-owned enterprises are ineffective.
According to Pashynskyi, the companies that are part of NAUDI far outpace the public sector in terms of production volumes and supply of products. The state has already invested more than 60 billion UAH in fixed assets of the defense-industrial complex, but the private sector has received nothing from this money.
At the beginning 2025 year, Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex production capacity was estimated at $35 billion per year. The available funding covers no more than a third of this potential. In the future, industry capacity could grow to $60 billion, of which more than $35 billion would be allocated to the production of long-range weapons.
What export should be like.
An additional source of orders for defense-industry producers could be controlled exports. However, a full-fledged arms export mechanism currently does not work properly. The main problems, according to Pashynskyi, are the lack of a political decision and the complex and non-transparent regulation.
He noted that currently producers do not have clear procedures, timelines, and criteria for obtaining an export permit for products that are not needed by the Armed Forces. As a result, companies cannot fully plan production, sign long-term contracts, or attract foreign investment.
The Future of Ukraine’s Defense-Industrial Complex.
In Pashynskyi’s view, Ukraine could offer partners not only individual weapon samples but comprehensive solutions: intelligence, software, operator training, integration of various means into a single system, and ongoing updates of tactics in line with new threats.
“In any normal defense contract, the price of weapons and ammunition constitutes only 50%. The other 50% is training, implementation, and use,” said Pashynskyi.
Earlier ZN.UA wrote that as of 2026 year the potential capacity of Ukraine’s defense industry is estimated at about 55 billion USD per year. At the same time, domestic demand remains significantly below the industry's production capabilities. 2025 year the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex was underloaded by at least 40%. Under such conditions, exports become not only an economic development tool but also a necessary condition for preserving production capacities. Read about it in the article “The world is ready to buy Ukrainian defense solutions. Is Ukraine ready for this?”
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