100 days in office: Umerov reports on the work of the Ministry of Defense
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov highlighted key achievements over the past 100 days: rapid deployment of new military technologies, transparent procurement systems, digitalization initiatives, targeted recruitment strategies, and growth in domestic arms production. A detailed report on these areas is to be published next week.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov summarized the five key results of the Ministry of Defense team over 100 days of work. He noted that the development of new technologies, digitalization, recruitment, etc. had been achieved, UNN reports with reference to the Defense Ministry.
"New technologies for the army, transparent procurement, digitalization, recruitment and production of weapons in Ukraine - Defense Minister Rustem Umerov briefly summarized the five key results of the team for 100 days of work," the statement said.
The Defense Ministry adds that a more detailed report on each area will be made next week.
At the same time, Umerov briefly summarized the five key results of the new team's work:
New technologies for the army
Thanks to Fast Track procedures for EW, REW, and FPV technologies, drones will be delivered to the army quickly - bypassing all circles of bureaucratic hell. From development to contract - in twenty days.
The Ministry of Defense has also started procuring UAVs and electronic warfare. Next year, we will receive a new quality and quantity of UAVs (including FPV drones) and electronic warfare equipment. The volumes we are planning were previously considered unthinkable. We are already ordering batches of FPV and electronic warfare equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers.
Transparent procurement
The Defense Ministry team has launched the State Logistics Operator, an agency for all non-lethal procurement. The department that used to be the center of everything and became a hotbed of corruption is being disbanded. Its head is under investigation.
Digitalization is inevitable
The Ministry of Defense has deployed an electronic document management system between military and civilian hospitals, military units and TCCs and JVs. Wounded servicemen do not have to personally bring documents to the military unit after the decision of the military medical commission on leave or unfitness.
An electronic queue for the EC was introduced, which allows servicemen to register for garrison EC in advance and remotely. Recruitment
Recruitment
We launched an important recruitment project in the Defense Forces. This means that specialists are mobilized to the Armed Forces for specific positions that match their professional skills and desire to be useful in the army.
Four large companies are already helping the army find qualified personnel - Lobby X, Work.ua, Robota.ua, and Olx.ua. We already have the first results.
Weapons production in Ukraine
We signed a memorandum on joint production and exchange of technical data with the United States. Two DFNC1 Defense Industries Forums were held in Kyiv and Washington, D.C., bringing together nearly five hundred leading arms manufacturers. We have dozens of new contracts between companies on joint production or technology exchange.
To recap,
In September, the Verkhovna Rada approved the appointment of Rustem Umerov as Ukraine's Defense Minister.
