Ukraine and Denmark signed a memorandum on cooperation in the field of defense procurement

Ukraine and Denmark signed a memorandum on cooperation in the field of defense procurement. This will contribute to new contracts and modernization of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The State Enterprise "Defense Procurement Agency" and the Procurement and Logistics Organization of the Ministry of Defense of Denmark agreed on the exchange of experience and cooperation in the field of arms procurement on foreign markets.

Procurement of modern weapons in cooperation with international partners is one of the key focuses of the Defense Procurement Agency.

• The state enterprise "Defense Procurement Agency" was founded in June 2022. It was created for the centralized procurement of goods and services for the Ministry of Defense with public money. The new head of the Agency was appointed in January 2024 — Maryna Bezrukova received the position. She replaced Volodymyr Pikuzo in this position, who was removed from the duties of the director of the enterprise in early January 2024, after the scandal surrounding the criminal scheme of Ihor Hrynkevich.