Features of the Operation of Private Defense Companies: Best Practices of European Experience in Legal Regulation

The concept and areas of operation of private defense companies are defined. The principles, directions and features of their economic activity are detailed. The European concept of the development of private defense companies is generalized. The role and significance of the European Defense Agency and its functionality are determined. The issue of improving the legal regulation of the international activities of private defense companies is analyzed. The best practices of foreign experience of the international operations of private defense companies are highlighted using the example of some EU countries, such as the Netherlands and Sweden. Promising directions of the state defense-industrial policy are outlined in order to strengthen the capabilities and increase the competitiveness of domestic private companies specializing in the production and export of defense products, military and dual-use goods.