00797nas a2200181 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653001400052653002100066653002100087653002900108100002000137245010700157300001000264490000700274520033400281 2009 d c200910abudgeting10aDecision Support10adefence planning10ascientific organizations1 aLeonid Polyakov00aThe Challenge of Transforming Ukrainian Armed Forces: How Science Supports Armed Forces’ Development a27-310 v233 a

The First Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine examines the chal­lenges of transformation at three levels—conceptual, planning/programming, and implementation of force development programmes—and the main challenges that require scientific support from research organisations in the Ukrainian defence es­tablishment.