Close the loop between soldier and engineer. Create joint capability-integration cells in drone units (incl. the German 45th Panzer Brigade in Lithuania and Lithuanian Armed Forces units). Embed industry engineers with these units, run fixed 6-week cycles (field signal → fix → batch), and integrate new equipment into training and tactics in parallel with its delivery.
THE CHALLENGE
The bottleneck is not only collecting feedback but turning it into fielded capability. Field feedback reaches European manufacturers late and unstructured. Military integration of new hardware (training, tactics, procedures) typically takes 6–18 months after delivery, so factories risk producing for empty warehouses. Ukraine's edge is the loop: days to feedback, weeks to adaptation.
PROPOSED ACTION
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RESPONSIBLE STAKEHOLDERS
Armed forces and operational commands
TIMELINE
100 days
TARGET
Field issue to fielded fix ≤ 6 weeks. New equipment operational in the unit ≤ 3 months after delivery (vs. 6–18 months). At least 4 release cycles completed in the first 6 months of the pilot.