Ukraine is undoubtedly one of the global hubs for defense innovations, where promising developments take the shortest path from concept to battlefield application. Ukrainian technological solutions, born in garages, workshops, and laboratories of domestic innovators, are now destroying russian tanks worth millions of dollars and keeping the enemy on edge even thousands of kilometers from the frontline.
And Ukraine's experience is already being adopted by leading countries worldwide, accelerating the development of their own drones, unmanned ground vehicles, and other technologies, following the direction set by Ukraine.
The defense technology cluster Brave1 has played a significant role in this, connecting Ukrainian manufacturers with each other, the military, government institutions, investors and experts to ensure the swift provision of essential solutions for the Armed Forces.
To showcase the scale of Ukraine's defense tech revolution to as many people as possible, Brave1 is organizing a large-scale event — Defense Tech Innovations Forum 2025 — to be held on February 17–19, 2025, in Kyiv. The forum will bring together Ukrainian and foreign manufacturers, investors, representatives of innovative defense agencies from partner countries and defense technology experts.
Over the course of two days, attendees of the event will have the opportunity to witness:
- Keynote speeches
- Panel discussions with top speakers from the government, Armed Forces, scientists, and manufacturers
- Pitches from the most promising Ukrainian startups
- Informal networking opportunities
If you're interested in participating in the Defense Tech Innovations Forum 2025, register via the link.: https://forms.gle/sE5s784fqvRiRoEW9.
This will be the second international event organized by Brave1 in the past year. In October, the cluster hosted the international investment summit Defense Tech Valley, bringing together hundreds of Ukrainian and international investors, developers, government representatives, and experts with a unified mission: building a robust arsenal of defense innovations to protect Ukraine and safeguard freedom worldwide.
Don’t hesitate — become part of the world’s most dynamic defense tech hub!
Brave1 is a Ukrainian defense innovation cluster aimed at supporting the country’s defense tech industry in creating the best technological solutions to meet the needs of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces. Among its key activities, the cluster assists with product codification according to NATO standards, organizes testing at military ranges, and provides grant support.
To date, the cluster's platform has registered over 3,200 developments from more than 1,400 manufacturers. Over 230 developments have been codified to meet NATO standards. In just 1.5 years of operation, Brave1 has awarded more than 400 grants totaling more than $30 million and facilitated the attraction of over $40 million in 2024, an eightfold increase compared to 2023.
