PROBLEMS OF THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AS PART OF THE DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis and systematization of problems in the aerospace industry. In recent years, Ukraine has been actively selling military equipment, machinery and weapons. In general, the export of military products, including aerospace equipment, has significantly weakened the state's military capabilities and made the country vulnerable both in terms of the military component and national security as a whole. To the main problems of the aerospace industry as part of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine the authors refer: insufficient budget funding, the lack of its own spaceport, the massive outflow of the intellectual elite from the country to work in developed countries, the inability to approve the Sixth Space Program for the coming years, the state monopoly in the industry, corruption. The main problem of the lack of industry development is the direct military conflict with the Russian Federation, which directly affects not only this strategic sector, but also the defense industry as a whole. The right and economically justified step in solving the problem of developing the industry and restoring the industry's own production would be to fight the state monopoly and pass new bills allowing private investment and initiatives in this industry market. The global experience of public-private partnership, easing of regulatory procedures, transparency of bureaucratic mechanisms, active anti-corruption policy have contributed to the fact that the United States, G-7 countries, Turkey took the leading position in the development of space programs, exports of aircraft, space exploration and research. The article presents ways to eliminate the problems of the aerospace industry as a whole, as well as recommendations with their clear reasoning and validity in the study area. The scientific potential accumulated over the past decades in the field of information technology, as well as experience in the development and production of military aerospace equipment, supported by a quality regulatory framework, would contribute to the growth of enterprises, the country's export potential, and the ability to replenish its own military reserves. The state the aerospace industry is in requires clear and urgent action on the part of the government, because the situation will only get worse over time.