We review the most interesting of these publications in the new issue of Dorozvidka<\/a>, together with a column by Stanislav Hryshyn, co-founder of General Cherry, an interview with Vladyslav Belbas, CEO of Ukrainian Armor, and insights from well-known defence tech expert Anatolii Khrapchynskyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On 20 December, Ukraine and Portugal signed an agreement establishing a strategic partnership in the production of maritime unmanned systems. This was announced<\/a> on 20 December by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who signed the relevant documents together with Portuguese Prime Minister Lu\u00eds Montenegro during his first official visit to Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The parties have not disclosed details of the agreement. It is likely to involve localisation of Ukrainian maritime drone production in Portugal for the needs of Ukraine and the Portuguese Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA quiet but fundamental rethinking of what combat effectiveness means is taking place within Ukraine\u2019s Security and Defence Forces. At the centre of this transformation is operational data \u2014 specifically the speed of its delivery, its objectivity, and the ability to turn it into decisions,\u201d writes<\/a> Stanislav Hryshyn, co-founder of drone manufacturer General Cherry, in his column for Militarnyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his view, one of the clearest examples of this revolution is the motivation system for Ukrainian servicemen informally known as \u201cE-points\u201d. Hryshyn argues that this marks the beginning of a new game with its own rules and players \u2014 one that combines the speed of small teams with the resources of a large structure and the ability to leverage business-style potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Censor.NET spoke with Vladyslav Belbas, CEO of Ukrainian Armor, about challenges in the defence industrial base, market competition, export prospects, and why low-cost battlefield-proven military engineering solutions have turned out to be more effective than Western developments that absorbed trillions of dollars in investment. Among other topics, they discussed the Protector UGV with its integrated remotely operated combat module Tavriia-12.7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur system offers a one-tonne payload capacity, which makes it quite unique \u2014 almost the only one in its category. One of the Protector\u2019s tasks may be to deliver other, smaller UGVs closer to the line of contact to carry out specialised missions. In addition, it can be equipped with counter-UAV laser systems, remotely operated machine-gun modules, or other unmanned systems such as interceptors,\u201d Belbas said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fire Point once again opened its production facilities to several journalists, who also spoke with the company\u2019s management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The latest episode of the video project Zbroya, produced by Militarnyi in cooperation with the Ukrainian Council of Gunsmiths, focuses on how communications are organised on the Ukrainian battlefield, the current challenges in this area, and the role of Ukrainian radios produced by HIMERA. In the studio: Misha Rudominski, co-founder of HIMERA and board member of the Techosystem Defense association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUkraine and Portugal to jointly produce maritime drones<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Why data is becoming a weapon \u2014 a column by Stanislav Hryshyn of General Cherry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Interview with Ukrainian Armor CEO Vladyslav Belbas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Fire Point again: new articles and production photos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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A new ZBROYA episode on communications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n