Foresight Research in the Field of Unmanned Aerial Complexes, Air Defense Systems, Missile Armament, and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Ukraine’s Defense Strategy
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Purpose:.to develop recommendations for the application of foresight research to forecast the development of unmanned aerial complexes, air defense systems, missile armament, and artificial intelligence technologies as a key element of Ukraine’s defense strategy amid war and global technological competition.
Method: Analysis and Synthesis.
Findings: Identified that autonomous drones (up to 100 km range), hypersonic missiles, targeting satellite systems, and AI-based air defense systems pose asymmetric challenges. Proposed the establishment of a foresight research center by 2030 and an interagency platform (MOD, SBU, NAS, KPI), integration of DARPA experience, and cooperation with NATO and Israel to overcome technological asymmetry.
Theoretical implications: Expansion of foresight research methodology in the context of military technologies, adaptation of global experience to Ukrainian conditions, contribution to the formation of a proactive defense strategy under uncertainty.
Paper type: analytical, applied.
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