Ukraine will grant allied countries access to combat data gathered over four years of war with Russia to train artificial intelligence, newly appointed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said, according to the Financial Times. Fedorov previously served as first deputy prime minister and minister of digital transformation.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has amassed an unprecedented trove of battlefield information, including vast volumes of drone video. Fedorov has put these data at the center of the country’s military strategy. “We understand the math of war,” he said.
The Defense Ministry will partner with tech company Palantir to launch a “data room” built on real wartime information. Ukraine’s allies will be able to use it to train AI that helps intercept enemy drones and defend Ukrainian airspace. The effort will run under the Brave1 platform, which provides organizational and financial support for defense technology projects. A portal to apply for data access is already online.
Fedorov said Ukraine is already developing autonomous air-defense solutions that are producing results, but the new program should accelerate progress and draw allies more deeply into the process. The ministry is working closely on R&D with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and RAND in the United States, as well as the Royal United Services Institute in the United Kingdom. In addition, on Tuesday Ukraine and the UK agreed to systematic data-sharing on weapons use following talks with British Defense Secretary John Healey.
Fedorov stressed that Ukraine is relying on its own capabilities and is not waiting for others to save it. “If we stop the enemy in the air and on the ground and deliver a crushing blow to its economy, we have every chance to end this war.”
In September last year, it emerged that Boeing Defense would use Palantir’s Foundry AI platform in manufacturing and in several classified military programs. The move - announced at a major gathering of U.S. defense industry representatives - is aimed at standardizing data and speeding production amid growing demand for military technology.
