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Ukrainian Defense Companies Launch Brussels UARM Hub for EU Funding and Partnerships
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Ukraine launched a new Brussels-based platform, UARM Hub, to represent Ukrainian military technology companies in the European Union and help them access European defense programs, financing, and industrial partnerships, the European Commission reported on November 10.
The platform was founded by leading Ukrainian miltech companies, many of which are also members of the EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance established with European Commission support in July 2026.
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UARM Hub is intended to help Ukrainian defense companies participate in European public procurement, test their technologies in Europe, secure financing, and establish joint production with European partners.
European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius noted that the platform will also advocate for Ukrainian companies to retain rights to their own technologies and receive a fair share of the economic benefits from joint projects.
Other Ukrainian manufacturers will be able to join the initiative, while UARM Hub plans to work with industry associations and state institutions to present a common position for Ukraine’s defense industry in Europe.
Kubilius, who addressed the launch event, described UARM Hub as a potential “academy of Ukrainian defense industry experience.”
“Often here in Brussels, we talk about how to bring Europe to Ukraine. But today we are bringing Ukraine to Europe,” Kubilius stated.
He emphasized that Europe should learn from Ukraine not only how to produce drones, but how to build a wider unmanned defense ecosystem.
Kubilius noted that Ukrainian manufacturers work closely with drone operators on the front, allowing technologies to be improved rapidly in response to battlefield requirements.
He said that one of UARM Hub’s first tasks will be to prepare a study identifying the legislative, financial, and industrial barriers preventing Ukrainian defense companies from entering the European market.
A second study will map Ukraine’s miltech sector, including its scale, technological focus, production capacity, and opportunities for cooperation with foreign companies.
Kubilius also pointed to the European Defence Innovation Office in Kyiv and argued that Ukraine should establish its own defense innovation center in Brussels.
He described the launch of UARM Hub as a possible first step toward creating such a permanent Ukrainian presence in the European defense ecosystem.
Ukraine’s access to European defense funding has already begun to expand. In October, the EU formally approved the $128.5 million AGILE defense innovation program, which will allow Ukrainian defense developers to access fast-track grants, testing facilities, and support mechanisms aimed at moving new technologies into operational use more quickly.
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