Promising global scientific and technological research areas in the field of military-industrial complex development in the direction of “Artillery”

The article is devoted to the results of a scientific study on the prospects of scientific and technological directions in the field of development of the defense industry in the direction of “Artillery”, which was conducted at the Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information. The study was carried out on the basis of an analysis of publications in the international database Web of Science and patents in the international database Derwent Innovation for the period 2019–2023, which do not contain information classified as a state secret, using a synthesis of scientometric and patent analysis methods using an updated metho- dology. Based on the results of the study, the authors drew conclusions about the received priority (most promising) and promising scientific and technological directions in the field of “Artillery” and the possible consideration of the obtained results when developing and making relevant decisions regarding scientific and technological directions of research, technical re-equipment, modernization and reform of the defense-industrial complex of Ukraine.