AI solutions against suicide bombers, drone walls, and autonomous defense systems – a year of JATEC
The Ukraine-NATO Joint Action and Technology Center (JATEC) has celebrated its first anniversary. During this time, it has become a platform for Ukraine’s practical integration into NATO, as well as for joint work on military doctrines, digitalization, education, interoperability, and technological innovation.
February 17, 2026, marks one year since the launch of the Joint Ukraine-NATO Analysis, Training, and Education Center (JATEC). The initial results demonstrate not only progress in support but also Ukraine’s growing role in the Alliance’s security framework, writes the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Today, dozens of military personnel from Ukraine and NATO member states held a ceremony at JATEC headquarters in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
“Creating a new organization within NATO that is jointly managed by NATO and Ukraine is an ambitious task. I am proud of our staff, whose professionalism, creativity, and dedication bring this vision to life every day,” said JATEC Commander Brigadier General Wojciech Ozga.
The center has identified five areas of focus: military development, digitalization, education, comprehensive defense, and transformation and interoperability. In 2025, JATEC played a key role in organizing three innovation challenges for Ukraine.
“JATEC has become a bridge for Ukraine's practical integration into NATO through the exchange of experience in all areas of our project activities,” said Ukraine's senior national representative and JATEC program implementation director, Colonel Valery Vyshnevsky.
He added that for the first time, Ukrainian experts and analysts from Alliance countries are working as equal partners to change NATO doctrine, improve capability development, and accelerate technological innovation.
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