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14:48 хвилинSince 2022, Ukraine’s defense industry has grown 50-fold. By 2026, Ukrainian manufacturers will be capable of producing $50 billion worth of weapons, yet they have hit a ‘financial ceiling.ʼ Presidential adviser on strategic issues and former Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin explains how Ukraine plans to attract $1 billion by the end of the year through the ʼBuild with Ukraineʼ model, why arms exports are still not working, and how venture investments from Netflix founder Reed Hastings could change the rules of engagement on the battlefield.
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Until the spring of 2023, Ukraine’s defense industry was producing one APC per month, and drones were seen as a volunteer initiative. Today, Ukraine is a global technological hub, where more than 10 defense companies have a valuation exceeding $1 billion, says Kamyshin.
‘A year ago, Trump told Zelensky that we had no cards. Today, the U.S. acknowledges: our card is weapons, and it’s a trump cardʼ, he adds.