This Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 829 dated June 24, 2026, introduces significant changes to the mechanisms for supporting defense innovations previously established by Resolution No. 262. The primary objective of the document is to create legal conditions for attracting foreign funding into domestic developments and to organize the testing of foreign technologies in Ukraine. The resolution clearly regulates the procedures for grant support and trials, and simplifies interaction between developers, the Innovation Development Fund, and the Defense Forces.
### Structure and Main Provisions
The resolution consists of two key blocks of amendments:
1. **Expansion of the Fund’s functionality:** Two new procedures have been added — the provision of financial support involving foreign capital and the organization of foreign technology trials (the “Test in Ukraine” project).
2. **Clarification of procedures:** Amendments have been made to existing grant provision procedures, in particular regarding the role of the management bodies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence in project evaluation.
3. **Special regime:** An important change is the exclusion of the application of the general Procedure for Weapons Trials (Resolution No. 159) for new procedures, which significantly accelerates the process of testing innovative developments.
### Most Important Provisions for Practical Use
* **Grants with foreign funding:** The “Brave 1 International” grant mechanism has been introduced. Grants may be provided to both residents and non-residents (using funds from foreign partners). The maximum grant amount for a single recipient is 900,000 thousand hryvnias (or equivalent).
* **“Test in Ukraine” project:** This is a mechanism for the cost-free testing of foreign technologies by the Defense Forces. It is important that goods transferred for trials do not become assets of military units, do not require complex accounting, and the responsibility for their disposal after testing lies with the manufacturer.
* **Transparency of evaluation:** Decisions on grant provision are now based on the assessment of the competitive commission, with mandatory consideration of the conclusions of the relevant management body of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence.
* **Requirements for developers:** Strict qualification criteria have been established (absence of ties with the RF/RB, absence of sanctions, absence of tax debt), which is a mandatory condition for admission to competitions.
* **Simplification of customs procedures:** For foreign goods imported for testing, a mechanism for issuing certificates of use or destruction is provided, which allows for closing the customs regime of temporary admission.
