title: An approach to improving the digital transformation management system (DTMS)
abstract: Objective: To develop a conceptual model of the Digital Transformation Management Sys-tem (DTMS) integrating digitization processes with capability-based defense planning. The study analyzes Ukraine's defense digital transformation (2014–2025), documenting achievements and proposing requirements for a future integrated management system. The research addresses the problem of ‘patchwork automation’ that arises from bottom-up vol-unteer initiatives and analyzes the shift of modern conflict toward 
journal: De Securitate et Defensione O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności