PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF LEGAL SECURITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MILITARY AND TECHNICAL POTENTIAL OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article defines the concept of military-technical potential as a component of the state's defense capability, which expresses the ability of the state and specific military formations to implement their defensive and offensive functions on the basis of available material, technological, human and other resources that form technical equipment, infrastructure, and the level of innovative technologies, personnel training and the ability to adapt to modern challenges and threats. An important role in the formation of military-technical potential is played by the interaction between the level of development of the defense industry, the quality of management decisions and the provision of strategic logistics. The newest problems of the development of Ukraine's military-technical potential are highlighted: 1) shortage of funding and resources; 2) problems of implementing innovative developments and technologies; 3) problems of legal regulation of public-private partnership in the field of defense; 4) personnel problems; 5) insufficient adaptation of the conditions of digital transformation and cyber security; 6) logistical challenges; 7) the issue of expanding international cooperation and integration. In addition, the article outlines the prospects for the development of Ukraine's military-technical potential. It was concluded that the prospects for the development of Ukraine's military-technical potential are: 1) increased funding for the defense sector; 2) strengthening national technological independence (to ensure the stability of the defense sector, the development and implementation of its own advanced technologies is critically important. Ukraine has the opportunity to strengthen production capacity through investment in research projects and institutions with an emphasis on the production of critical elements for military equipment); 3) improvement of legal regulation of the defense industry (for example, the adoption of special laws that simplify bureaucratic procedures of public-private partnerships and create favorable conditions for investments in the military sector); 4) development of human capital (it is necessary to create support programs for young specialists and scientists in the military-technical field, modernize training programs in technical universities and strengthen cooperation between universities and military-industrial enterprises, etc.); 5) development of national cyber security and digital defense programs; 6) optimization of logistics processes and modernization of infrastructure (development of transport infrastructure, improvement of the weapons supply system, which will increase the efficiency of responding to calls on the battlefield); 7) integration into international standards and cooperation with NATO.