THE ROLE OF HMEI IN ENSURING INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DEFENSE FORCES OF UKRAINE IN WAR CONDITIONS

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The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the transformation of priority areas of scientific research and innovation activity in Ukraine during 2021–2025 in the context of meeting the needs of the state’s security and defense sector. Based on an analysis of regulatory and legal acts defining priority thematic areas of scientific research and scientific-technical development, a clear trend has been identified: a shift from the dominance of fundamental research toward a defense-oriented applied model of scientific development under martial law conditions.

It is substantiated that the key directions of contemporary defense scientific and technical policy include the development of unmanned and robotic systems, artificial intelligence technologies, cybersecurity, automated command and control systems, logistics support, and unit energy independence. It is demonstrated that higher military educational institutions are acquiring the status of important actors within the innovation ecosystem of the security and defense sector by integrating the educational process with the implementation of applied research projects directly oriented toward the operational needs of the Armed Forces.

Using the case of the Kyiv Institute of the National Guard of Ukraine, a positive dynamic is demonstrated in terms of the growth in the number of research projects and the strengthening of the applied orientation of innovative developments during 2022–2025. Particular attention is paid to the necessity of introducing foresight approaches to the formation of defense research priorities, taking into account Euro-Atlantic standards and projected trends in the development of advanced science and technology in NATO member states up to 2040.

It is concluded that the transformation of state scientific policy in the field of security and defense contributes to the formation of a new institutional model in which higher military educational institutions play a significant role in ensuring the innovative development of the capabilities of the Defense Forces of Ukraine under martial law conditions.