The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has developed a new model of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) process. It is designed to help with informed decision-making within the Defense Sector.

The new model will be implemented on a trial basis within a designated military branch (Force) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of 2025. Once the necessary amendments to the existing legislation are approved, the model will be expanded to cover all components of the Defence Forces.

The new approach encompasses, along with other aspects, medium-term (5 years) and long-term (10 years) planning for the development and maintenance of the capabilities of the Armed Forces and, subsequently, other components of the Defense Forces.

This model involves the precise distribution of costs in key areas following a multi-criteria assessment of defense capabilities development. This assessment is employed to calculate the cost of each capability, considering the actual resource requirements. It determines the life cycles and effectiveness of weapons and military equipment for each military branch (Force) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“In the process of improving the defense management system, our task is to equip ourselves with new effective methods, to synchronize and achieve interoperability with our foreign partners in the application of advanced planning processes. Through the utilization of new analytical methods, we will establish a precise outlook on the Ukrainian military's capabilities in the upcoming stages of advancement,” said the First Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk.

By the end of this year, the target model for the defense management system transformation and the roadmap for the implementation of the PPBE process will be sent for review to relevant executive authorities and specialized committees of the Verkhovna Rada.