REGULATORY AND LEGAL SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH AND DESIGN WORKS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT: STATUS AND PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT

The article presents the results of a detailed analysis of the main regulatory and legal documents on the organization and procedure for the implementation of research and design work on the development (modernization) of weapons and military equipment for the needs of the defense forces of Ukraine, reveals general problematic issues that negatively affect the implementation deadlines and quality of such works. The key problematic issues that negatively affect the deadlines and quality of works are highlighted. A brief description of the models of financing and management of projects for the development of weapons and military equipment is given, which allow overcoming the tendency of the emergence (increase) of receivables from the customer, violation of established deadlines, etc. A promising option for organizing the procedure for performing research and development work on the development of weapons and military equipment is presented, in particular, through an improved mechanism of preferential credit financing of works, which significantly reduces the risk of the emergence and increase of receivables and violation of the deadlines for the performance of works. A comparison of the existing and promising systems for performing research and development work on the development (modernization) of weapons and military equipment is presented. The main proposals for improving regulatory and legal support are formulated and substantiated in order to optimize certain procedures (processes) of supplying weapons and military equipment for the needs of the defense forces of Ukraine.