The EU plans to include Ukraine in the bloc’s defense industry support scheme with a separate budget of €1.5B. The EC plans to propose Ukraine’s membership in the EU defense industry support scheme. This will both incorporate Kyiv’s experience and bring Ukraine closer to EU membership. It is noted ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EDIP #EUdefense #EuropeanIntegration #WeaponsProduction
“Ukraine. Year 2024” Forum highlights. These are the main statements made by President Zelenskyy’s government on February 25. Ukrainian-made drones account for 90% of all UAVs used on the front. Ukraine will reach its production goal of o... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UkraineYear2024 #VictoryStrategy #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine has increased its drone production by 900% in six months and is preparing to mass-produce analogs of Russian Lancets. Ukraine is actively increasing the production of drones, which find a wide range of applications – from replacing artillery shells, which are in short supply, to striking ships of the Russian Bl... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #UkrainianDrone
Ukraine will help the EU develop a strategy for the European defense-industrial complex. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reminded listeners that the EU countries have collectively transferred over €28B in military aid to Ukraine and helped train more than 4... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseProjects #EUdefense #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsProduction
Ukrainian manufacturers have increased drone production 100 times. Today, the state can contract 67 variants of Ukrainian drones that have passed the admission procedures. In 2022, there were only seven of them. Currently, 200 companies related to the production of d... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneArmy #DroneProduction #UkrainianDrone
The EU will create a military aid fund for Ukraine in a few days, and Hungary has agreed to finance non-lethal defense aid. The EU plans to form a €5B military aid fund for Ukraine in 2024 as part of the European Peace Fund, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said. “We discussed the situation on the battlefield, th... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EuropeanPeaceFund #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PeterSzijjártó #WarinUkraine
Ukraine is building its military power at the end of the war’s second year. Last year, Ukraine significantly scaled up its UAV production. Notably, 67 models of Ukrainian drones received codification, and 58 received a state contract. In total, more than 200 Ukrainian compani... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #QuantumSystems #VladyslavBelbas
Ukraine is betting on joint weapons production in its territory, and the EU promises to produce 1.3 million shells by the end of the year. Ukraine is interested in creating joint production facilities with Western defense companies and its defense industry, said Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Ivan Gavryliuk. “Now our private... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
The state will focus on launching joint defense enterprises with Western companies and developing industrial parks. In 2024, Ukraine aims to create joint defense enterprises with Western companies and localize the production of weapons, demining equipment, and other military equipment, Minister of Economy Yulia Svy... #DefenseEnterprises #DefenseIndustryUkraine #IndustrialPark #UkraineEconomy #YuliyaSvyridenko
A German arms company will open a repair plant in Ukraine, and Sweden allocates $5M to the NATO fund for Ukraine. German MP Marcus Faber said that German defense company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has started constructing a service center for armored vehicles in Ukraine. According to him, deployin... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #FFG #GermanyMilitaryAid #MarcusFaber #WarinUkraine
Germany hands over Skynex, Marder, and shells, and Ukraine will scale up its production of anti-drone systems. Last week, Germany handed over another package of military aid, including a Skynex air defense system with ammunition, missiles for the IRIS-T SLM air defense system, ammunition for Leopard 2 A6 tanks... #AntiDroneSystems #DefenseIndustryUkraine #GermanyMilitaryAid #Marder #MykhailoFedorov #Skynex
The US has named the priority weapon for future aid to Ukraine and plans to focus on developing the Ukrainian defense industry. The representative of the National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby, called the strengthening of Ukraine’s air defense a priority in the future military aid that Washington is rea... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #JohnKirby #MatthewMiller #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has significantly reduced the need for external financing and plans to increase its weapon production. Ukraine’s foreign funding needs in 2024 will amount to more than $37B, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. According to him, in 2023 Ukraine attracted $42.6B in external financing, 27%... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #WeaponsProduction
The Ukrainian military-industrial complex can increase production by 500% in 2024. Ukrainian defense enterprises increased output by 200% in 2023, and in 2024, there is a potential to increase it by another 500%, said Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine. ... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #UkraineMilitaryIndustry #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will produce Western IFVs and Russia disrupts a purchase contract for fighter jets. The largest private Ukrainian arms producer is working on manufacturing components and assembling the Spanish-Austrian ASCOD IFV under license, said Vladyslav Belbas, director of Ukrainian Armored Veh... #ASCOD #DefenseIndustryUkraine #IFVpruduction #VladyslavBelbas
The US is preparing its last military aid package, while Italy extends its support through 2024. The White House is preparing the last military aid package for Ukraine, to be delivered at the end of the year. After that, the White House will have no funds for additional aid and will have to wait ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotSystems #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will produce 155-mm projectiles jointly with two American companies, and the US will transfer all Vampire complexes and APKWS systems. Ukraine has agreed with two leading American companies on the joint production of 155 mm ammunition, said Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin. According to him, developing p... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #APKWS #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Vampire #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine starts joint production of armored vehicles with Rheinmetall, but Germany could not keep up with weapon production, so Azerbaijan and South Korea tried to help. Ukraine and German arms concern Rheinmetall will soon launch the production of armored vehicles on Ukraine’s territory, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced. He noted that Rheinmetall already ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BorisPistorius #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #WeaponsProduction
Finland will produce artillery shells for Ukraine, which is also increasing its weapon production. Finland plans to start production of artillery ammunition for Ukraine soon, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said. He clarified that the decision on the start of production will probably be mad... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Rheinmetall will produce tens of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine, while Ukraine has increased the production of Bohdana self-propelled guns. The largest German defense concern, Rheinmetall, received a €142M order to supply Ukraine with artillery shells. The order, from a NATO partner country, includes tens of thousands of 155 mm artillery ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BohdanaSPG #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has begun the integration of its military-industrial complex into the European market. Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin and European Commissioner for Internal Trade Thierry Breton discussed the possibility of integrating the Ukrainian defense industry into the Europea... #AlexanderKamyshin #ArminPapperger #DefenseIndustryUkraine #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will continue to increase the capacity of the military industry and will order almost ₴200B in weapons from domestic manufacturers. In 2024, Ukraine’s military-industrial complex will increase its production capabilities by 500% compared to the current year. However, this is still insufficient to cover the military’s needs, said O... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #RustemUmerov #WeaponsProduction
The number of serial manufacturers of weapons in Ukraine has increased by 300%. According to Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin, in 2024 Ukraine will triple its budget to purchase Ukrainian-made weapons and military equipment. He noted that this year’s budg... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has started production of a Shahed drone analog and plans to increase weapon production by 62%. A domestic Shahed drone analog with a 1,000-km range has already been ordered by the Ukraine Defense Forces, said General Director of Ukroboronprom Herman Smetanin. The state defense company has also ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #HermanSmetanin #ukroboronprom #WeaponsProduction #WeaponsUkraine
The Netherlands promises €500M worth of ammunition, Sweden has already delivered eight Archers, and Ukraine is strengthening its production. The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, promised to allocate €500M for Ukrainian ammunition supplies by the middle of next year. Meanwhile, Sweden officially confirmed the transfe... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DmytroKuleba #KajsaOllongren #MilitaryAidforUkraine
British defense companies are considering becoming a part of the Ukrainian military industry. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific Region of Great Britain, said this and added that due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the global military industrial complex has... #AnneMarieTrevelyan #BritishDefense #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine’s allies continue their military support: $522M from Denmark, air defense systems from Germany, and reconnaissance drones from Slovenia. The Danish government has sent Ukraine a new military aid package worth $522M, including armored vehicles, drones, artillery shells, as well as T-72EA and BMP-2 tanks. The Armed Forces will receive fi... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine still does not produce enough ammunition, but drone production has increased to tens of thousands per month. The Ukrainian defense-industrial complex has significantly increased ammunition production. Still, Ukraine remains reliant on the supply of projectiles from its partners, as stated at the NATO Industr... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #droneSHARK #WeaponsProduction
Germany is preparing a €1.4B winter military aid package for Ukraine and is opening a joint defense enterprise with Ukraine. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the main task of the new aid package is to create a protective shield against Russia’s plans to continue attacking critical infrastructure. The packag... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #GermanyMilitaryAid #OlafScholz #Rheinmetall
Who finances military developments in Ukraine, and which directions are priorities? For almost half a year, the BRAVE1 defense cluster has funded 57 projects worth more than $1M. Among them are combat robots with turrets, drones with artificial intelligence, naval drones, and anti-ra... #Brave1 #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MilitaryProduction #NatalyaKushnerska
Results from the first Defense Forum in Kyiv: $100M investment from Baykar, 20 agreements with foreign partners, and the Alliance of Defense Industries. During the DFNC1 forum, representatives from Ukraine’s military-industrial complex concluded 20 joint contracts with foreign partners to manufacture drones and to repair, and produce armored veh... #Baykar #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DFNC1 #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
Ukraine has signed 20 agreements with French arms manufacturers, and the Czech Republic will allow Ukraine to produce small arms. Ukrainian manufacturers have signed contracts, letters of intent, or memorandums of understanding with French industrialists specializing in producing armored vehicles, artillery, drones, and demining... #CaesarHowitzers #DefenseIndustryUkraine #SupportUkraine #WeaponsProduction
A British company, BAE Systems, will manufacture the L119 howitzer in Ukraine. On April 30, the Ministry of Strategic Industry, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and BAE Systems signed a cooperation agreement to produce L119 guns, announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky. ... #BAESystems #DefenseIndustryUkraine #L119howitzer #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
Ukraine increased the production of mortar and artillery shells to a record level. Ukraine’s defense industry is increasing the production of ammunition and Stugna-P anti-tank systems. More mortar and artillery shells were produced in June than in 2022, notes Oleksandr Kamyshi... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is working to create the Defense Industry Alliance with the West. “Our state will organize a serious international event to accomplish this,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba. The purpose of this alliance is to support the defense of Uk... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DmytroKuleba #MilitaryProduction #ukroboronprom
The Ministry of Defense has signed contracts worth UAH 46B with Ukrainian companies. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has signed 428 contracts to purchase food, fuel, lubricants, and other supplies with Ukrainian suppliers and manufacturers for a total of UAH 46B. Specifically, the ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DefenseUkraine
President Zelensky announced the funding for the defense and security sector in 2022 will exceed UAH 320 bln. “In 2022, for the first time in 30 years, funding for the defense and security sector will exceed UAH 320 bln ($11.9 bln). In 2018 this amount was UAH 191.7 bln ($7.1 bln)”, said Zelensky. “The funds ... #Defense #DefenseIndustryUkraine
