[12] Reporting on his first 100 days in office, Oleksandr Kamyshin highlighted a significant achievement, noting that in June 2023 alone, the Ukrainian defense industry produced several times more products than in the entire year of 2022.

[13] There is a gradual yet substantial increase in production capacity, with Kamyshyn assembling a team of young progressive leaders in the Ministry of Strategic Industries.

He has initiated the reform of Ukroboronprom, transforming it from a state concern into a joint-stock company, and state-owned enterprises are being transitioned into business entities.

The Minister is actively pursuing a policy of supporting the private sector in the defense industry, emphasizing the need to avoid a state monopoly.

Kamyshin advocates the creation of joint ventures and argues that cooperation with Ukraine is not about charity, but about a mutually beneficial partnership.

The GDIA is expected to ensure the establishment of ties and development of cooperation between the Ukrainian side and American defense companies interested in locating their production facilities in Ukraine.

An important event of the forum was the creation of the Alliance of Defense Industries, which is open to any manufacturer of weapons and military equipment from around the world.

There, he said, in particular, that Ukraine was ready to share its experience with partners and was interested in cooperation in maintenance and repair, research and development, and full-scale production.

[25] This was a real construction project, and the signing of documents took several years, with bureaucratic problems and scandals stopping the process several times.

Establishing joint ventures with foreign partners is one of the key opportunities that the reform of the state defense industry has opened up for the transformed Ukroboronprom.

In the four months since the initiative began, 2,604 of them have been restored, with an additional 2,956 shelters expected to be repaired by the end of the year, at a cost of UAH 1.4 billion.

[28] The progress of repair work in all regions of Ukraine is now accessible in real-time on the Iron Shelter website, which was unveiled during the presentation.

This document marks a significant milestone as the first of its kind in Ukraine, covering a wide range of aspects and establishing uniform standards for shelters across the country.