Abstract. The parliamentary study analyzes the issue of improving the legal regulation of international activities of legal entities of private law in the military and security spheres in the field of defense-industrial production and supply (export). The study outlines and analyzes the regulatory framework and best international practices of the international activities of private defense companies at the level of the European Union and in selected Member States — the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden. It also identifies promising directions of national defense-industrial policy aimed at strengthening the capacity and enhancing the competitiveness of domestic private companies specializing in the production and export of defense products, military and dual-use goods, including within the context of the Draft Law (No. 13257, dated 05.05.2025).

Keywords: defense-industrial complex, private law legal entities in the military and defense sectors, private defense companies, weapons, military equipment, military goods, arms market, state export control.

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07/2025