The key results of 10 months of work were shared by the Supervisory Board of the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), along with its priorities for 2026. “During this period, we established the basic architecture for corporate governance and internal control at the Agency—all in challenging wartime conditions,” said Stanislav Haider, Chair of the DPA Supervisory Board.
In 2025, the Board held 48 meetings and adopted around 300 decisions on:
- Developing internal control and audit systems;
- Organizing management processes;
- Preparing the DPA Development Strategy up to 2030;
- Ensuring transparency and accountability in DPA operations.
“Setting up supervisory boards in the defence sector was an important step, but not all of them operate according to corporate governance standards. It is especially gratifying that the DPA Board is an active and effective body that works on substance, not just for form,” noted NAKO Executive Director Olena Tregub.
Haider also highlighted NAKO’s role as a key stakeholder, closely cooperating with and systematically supporting the Board’s work.
The Board’s plans for 2026 include:
- Conducting an independent functional audit of the unified agency;
- Updating DPA performance indicators and accelerating arms procurement;
- Scaling up DOT-Chain Defence;
- Approving the DPA Development Strategy up to 2030;
- Implementing recommendations from the Strategic Review of the Defence Procurement System;
- Appointing a fifth member to the Supervisory Board;
- Strengthening engagement with civil society and international partners.
“Looking back, 2025 was a year of building foundations after a crisis. 2026 will be a year of testing system maturity, conducting independent evaluation, and transitioning to a stable autonomous management model,” Haider added.
The Supervisory Board provides strategic guidance, oversees goal achievement, ensures legal compliance, accountability, and transparency. It currently has four members: strategy and operations expert Stanislav Haider, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, certified accountant Kateryna Kuznetsova, and strategic procurement and logistics expert Lukasz Stolarski.
On 1 January 2026, two state procurement agencies—DPA and DOT—merged. All defence procurement, including weapons, clothing, food, and fuel, is now carried out by the unified Defence Procurement Agency under the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.