TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL MILITARY PERSONNEL AS A FACTOR IN MEETING THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE DEFENSE ECONOMY OF UKRAINE
Abstract
This article explores the interconnection between the training of professional military personnel and the growing needs of Ukraine's defense economy. It reviews the evolution of Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex (DIC), highlighting its historical weaknesses, outdated practices, and urgent need for modernization. The authors analyze state efforts to reform the DIC, especially in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and emphasize progress in domestic arms production.
In the current conditions of war and global security challenges, the role of professional military personnel is gaining special importance. Their high-quality training is becoming a key factor in the effective functioning of the defense economy of Ukraine, which requires not only technical modernization, but also personnel strengthening. Given the evolution of the defense-industrial complex, it is relevant to study the relationship between professional military education and the state's ability to meet the growing needs of national security. The Defense Industrial Complex of Ukraine (DIC of Ukraine) is a set of government bodies, enterprises, institutions and organizations of industry and science that develop, produce, modernize and utilize military products, provide services in the interests of defense to equip and materially support security forces and defense forces, provide military services during the implementation of military-technical cooperation measures of Ukraine with other states.
The work focuses on the importance of high-quality military training. It outlines Ukraine’s current system of military education, international cooperation (notably the “Interflex” program), and emphasizes the value of innovative battlefield solutions such as FPV drones. The article underscores that the effective implementation of Ukraine’s defense strategy relies on a dual focus: technological advancement and substantial investment in human capital.
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