**Ukraine's integration with the EU is deepening in the area of implementing new military technologies.**

The **"Ukrainian Cluster Alliance"** (which unites over 2,500 small and medium-sized enterprises) has become the **first Ukrainian participant in the "European Defence Regions Network"** (which includes 132 organizations from 23 countries of the EU and Norway, involved in the **military and dual-use industries**).

This became possible after the Verkhovna Rada ratified the agreement on Ukraine's participation in the **"European Defence Fund"** (a budget of approximately €8 billion for 2021–2027).

Previously, the UCA, **within the Clusters4Defense initiative**, helped organize cooperation between Ukrainian and European companies in the development and application of dual-use and military technologies, including drones, electronic warfare systems, robotics, artificial intelligence, communications, and cybersecurity.

Now, **Ukrainian companies have access to funding, advanced technologies, and the EU market for components** for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and technologies for their improvement (communication systems, sensors, ammunition, software, etc.).

**The rights to the most successful developments**, tested in the combat zone, **will be transferred to European companies** to scale up their production in Europe, **with subsequent sales to the same Ukrainian Armed Forces and the armies of EU countries.**

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