UARM Hub Opens in Brussels to Connect Ukrainian Defense Firms With EU
Ukrainian defense companies have launched UARM Hub in Brussels to help them pursue European funding, procurement opportunities and industrial partnerships. The platform also plans studies on barriers to entering the EU market and the size and capabilities of Ukraine’s military technology sector.
Ukrainian defense companies launched UARM Hub in Brussels to help the country’s military technology firms access European Union funding, procurement programs and industrial partnerships, the European Commission said on November 10.
The platform gives Ukrainian firms a base to seek European contracts, test technologies in Europe and pursue joint production with European partners. Its launch comes as Ukraine’s defense developers gain access to a new EU innovation program.
UARM Hub was founded by leading Ukrainian military technology companies, many of which belong to the EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance, established with European Commission support in July 2026.
European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said the hub would also advocate for Ukrainian companies to retain rights to their technologies and receive a fair share of the economic benefits from joint projects.
“Often here in Brussels, we talk about how to bring Europe to Ukraine. But today we are bringing Ukraine to Europe,” Kubilius said at the launch.
He described UARM Hub as a potential “academy of Ukrainian defense industry experience” and said Europe could learn from Ukraine’s wider unmanned defense ecosystem, not only its drone production.
Kubilius said Ukrainian manufacturers work closely with drone operators on the front, allowing companies to improve technologies in response to battlefield needs.
One of the hub’s first tasks will be a study of legislative, financial and industrial barriers that keep Ukrainian defense companies from entering the European market, he said.
A second study will map Ukraine’s military technology sector, including its scale, areas of technological focus, production capacity and opportunities for cooperation with foreign companies.
UARM Hub will be open to other Ukrainian manufacturers. It also plans to work with industry associations and state institutions to present a common position for Ukraine’s defense industry in Europe.
Kubilius pointed to the European Defence Innovation Office in Kyiv and argued that Ukraine should establish its own defense innovation center in Brussels. He called the hub’s launch a possible first step toward a permanent Ukrainian presence in Europe’s defense ecosystem.
In October, the EU formally approved the $128.5 million AGILE defense innovation program. It will give Ukrainian defense developers access to fast-track grants, testing facilities and support intended to move new technologies into operational use more quickly.
