Sweden and Ukraine will develop defensive space technologies together

Sweden and Ukraine have concluded new agreements on expanding cooperation in the field of defense technologies, зокрема в космічному секторі. Про це повідомила пресслужба Міністерства оборони України після переговорів між українською та шведською делегаціями.

During the meeting, the Ukrainian side presented achievements in the digitalization of the defense sector, Special attention was paid to the implementation of space strategy. In particular, It was about creating in March 2025 the year of the new structural unit - the Department of Space Policy in the Ministry of Defense System.

Department Head Alexander Gavrutenko noted, that Ukraine has a powerful cosmic heritage, which is now adapting to the needs of the modern war. The main attention is not focused on scaling technique, And on the processing of large amounts of data, obtained in particular and from international partners.

Head of the Swedish delegation, brigade General Lars Helmrim, confirmed Sweden's interest in cooperation with Ukraine taking into account its unique experience of modern war. He also stressed the willingness to promote Ukraine's cooperation with other northern countries - Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland.

Source: https://ukranews.com/en/news/1087534-sweden-and-ukraine-to-develop-space-technologies-for-defense