Estonia seeks to adapt its military industry to Ukraine’s needs. Estonia intends to restructure its military aid to Ukraine so that it is dominated by products from its domestic enterprises to provide support for the Estonian military industry, the country’s ... #Estonia #HannoPevkur #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Umerov presents the Ukrainian defense industry’s achievements: drones, missiles, and ammunition. Over the past year, more than $4B of Ukrainian arms were produced, and every second piece of ammunition on the front is Ukrainian made. In 2023, the Ukrainian share of ammunition was 18%, and in 2024,... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Due to the Pentagon’s concerns about its weapons stockpiles, military aid packages for Ukraine from the US have decreased. The stockpile of weapons and other military equipment in the Pentagon is decreasing, and because of this, the volumes of military aid packages to Ukraine have become smaller in recent months. American... #AmmunitionFactory #Pentagon #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Why are Ukrainian gunsmiths considering transferring their production facilities abroad? According to Tech Force of Ukraine, 85% of Ukrainian arms manufacturers are considering relocating abroad or had already done so. Among weapons and military equipment manufacturers, 73% do not see any... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is developing its own weapons to strike targets located in the Russian Federation. One innovation is a newly tested GPS-guided bomb that is very similar to the French AASM Hammer. The Ukrainian high-precision glide bomb can cover a distance of up to 64 km. If Ukraine can establish l... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInnovations #NeptuneMissiles #PalyanytsyaMissileDrone #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is building underground factories to produce weapons and developing cheap means of combating drones. President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is creating underground weapon production plants that will be able to provide the Armed Forces in the event of a delay in military aid from Western partners. At t... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #DroneProduction #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
An artillery agreement with Norway will help Ukraine reduce its dependence on Western supplies of weapons and ammunition. The Norwegian government has signed an agreement to transfer artillery production to Ukraine. If Ukraine produces Western-style howitzers and projectiles domestically, it will free itself from complet... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #Norway #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
A Ukrainian manufacturer of electronic warfare technology has invested $500,000 in a unique anti-drone technology with AI. Since early 2024, the Kvertus company has been developing EW systems that will operate noiselessly and will be able to plant AI-enhanced drones. Currently, Russian drones with machine vision are not ... #ArtificialIntelligence #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #ElectronicWarfareTechnology #Kvertus #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction
What is required for US defense companies to operate in Ukraine? Several US defense companies are considering starting joint production with Ukrainian enterprises inside Ukraine. The Pentagon is actively encouraging US defense contractors to engage in this cooperat... #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #NorthropGrumman #Pentagon #WeaponsProduction
The US and Australia condemn the Russian war against Ukraine and agree to increase weapons production. In the final statement regarding the results of ministerial consultations, the countries call on the Russian Federation to “immediately, completely and unconditionally” withdraw its troops... #Australia #HypersonicMissile #RussianAggression #USA #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Rheinmetall receives an order from Ukraine to construct an ammunition production plant. The German defense concern Rheinmetall has received an order from the Ukrainian government to construct an ammunition factory, previously announced in February. The exact value of the deal is not spec... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
The UK will provide credit support for the Ukrainian military industry worth £2B. The United Kingdom and Ukraine have signed an intergovernmental agreement on official credit support for developing Ukrainian defense capabilities. The agreement will allow the start of Ukrainian-UK p... #AS90 #GreatBritain #L119howitzer #LoanForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SheffieldForgemasters #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense wants domestic companies to be able to export weapons; otherwise, they will move abroad. Director of the Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense, Maryna Bezrukova, believes that Ukrainian companies should be able to export a portion of the weapons they produce. She confirmed... #BohdanaSPG #DefenseIndustryUkraine #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsExport #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
The EU severely overestimated its ability to produce 155-mm projectiles for Ukraine. A study shows that as of June, the EU has provided Ukraine with 50% fewer shells than promised, and those have seen significant delays. In the spring of this year, the European Commission announced th... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #ThierryBreton #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Europe is strengthening its defense: Latvia will build a €12M ammunition factory, and Italy will buy hundreds of tanks and IFV for €20B. By 2026, Latvia plans to build a factory to produce modular powder charges for artillery ammunition with a capacity of 50,000 charges per year. Construction and equipment purchase costs will amount to... #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #Italy #Latvia #Leonardo #LYNX #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has increased the production of weapons and wants its partners to buy them from domestic manufacturers. According to the State Statistics Service, in January-March, the production of weapons in Ukraine increased by an average of 25.4% compared to the same period last year. Thus, in January, Ukraine prod... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Lithuania #PetroBeshta #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Denmark provides another $170M to support Ukrainian arms manufacturers, allowing them to cover the military’s urgent needs quickly. Denmark will make a second, DKK 1.2B ($170M) contribution within the framework of the ZBROYARI: Manufacturing Freedom initiative, Minister of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamyshin said. According to t... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Denmark #F16 #WeaponsProduction #ZBROYARI
American defense giant Northrop Grumman will launch ammunition production in Ukraine. The American defense corporation Northrop Grumman plans to create production facilities for medium-caliber ammunition in Ukraine. This results from a state-funded Ukrainian government project and appr... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryUkraine #NorthropGrumman #WeaponsProduction
Rheinmetall wants to produce a hybrid tank and anti-aircraft defense in Ukraine to increase the air defense effectiveness for ground forces. According to Bild, Rheinmetall has integrated a 35mm Skyranger short range air defense turret onto a Leopard tank chassis, rather than the original Skynex mobile, modular anti-aircraft artillery syste... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #LeopardBattleTanks #Marder #Rheinmetall #SkyRanger #WeaponsProduction
Denmark will be the first NATO country to invest in the production of Ukrainian weapons; with the Netherlands, Ukraine will finance domestic defense companies. The head of the Ministry of Defense, Rustem Umerov, announced that Denmark will invest in the production of weapons in Ukraine during a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Ramste... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #KajsaOllongren #Ramstein #RustemUmerov #TroelsLundPoulsen #WeaponsProduction
Russia produces 200-300% more shells than the West combined, and for 75% less. Russia has increased its military production faster than NATO expected, and the countries of the Alliance have taken longer to increase their production than they should have, as stated by NATO Secret... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryRussia #JensStoltenberg #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The artillery initiative for Ukraine: How many countries have provided funds, when will deliveries begin, and why are they delayed? So far, only four countries have contributed funds: Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Luxembourg promised to contribute €5M yesterday. The Czech Republic is now calling on the allies who... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #MichalStrnad #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The US will supply Ukraine with more large-caliber ammunition: a new plant with a capacity of 30,000 shells per month was opened in Texas. Texas has opened a new factory to produce 155 mm artillery shells, reports the NYT. As noted, the enterprise will produce about 30,000 shells every month. The opening of the new General Dynamics plant... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #GeneralDynamics #Pentagon #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukrainian munitions manufacturers will achieve a 25% profit, and France’s €200M grant will be used for defense needs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the government has approved a resolution establishing a profit margin of up to 25% of their cost for domestic ammunition manufacturers. He noted the success... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #France #WeaponsProduction
Ukrainian defense enterprises are eligible to receive up to ₴2M in grant funds for new military projects. Ukrainian military equipment and defense system developers can now apply for grants of ₴500,000, ₴1M, or even ₴2M to implement their initiatives. Funding will be provided through the Brave1 grant prog... #Brave1 #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseStartups #GrantsForStartups #WeaponsProduction
The Brave1 defense cluster has united 1,600 developments from 1,000 Ukrainian manufacturers and provided $3M in grants. The Brave1 defense technology cluster, created a year ago, has significantly accelerated the appearance of new technology at the front, the Ministry of Digital Transformation reported. The clusterR... #Brave1 #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInvestments #DefenseTechnology #NatalyaKushnerska #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has built an underground network of weapon factories; Magura drones have caused $500M in losses to the Russian fleet. The Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine has built a classified network of underground factories to produce weapons, and defense enterprises were moved underground due to large-scale destructio... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MaguraV5 #NeptuneMissiles #Stugna #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
Canada will strengthen Ukrainian air defense and localize the production of armored vehicles, and Germany will buy three HIMARS for Ukraine. Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair has confirmed the allocation of CAD76M ($55.7M) to a German-led initiative to supply air defense systems to Ukraine rapidly. At the same time, the US State Departm... #BillBlair #HimarsForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Roshel #SCALPmissiles #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has proposed three initiatives to attract EU funds to strengthen its defense industry. Minister of Strategic Industry Oleksandr Kamyshin said that Ukraine seeks to attract additional funds from the EU to strengthen its arms industry and implement additional production facilities unrelat... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EDIP #EuropeanPeaceFund #RussianAssetsProfits #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will produce ammunition according to NATO standards and can produce $10 billion more worth of additional weapons this year. Ukroboronprom enterprises are gradually switching to the production of ammunition in NATO calibers, particularly 60-mm mortar mines, General Director of the Ukrainian Defense Industry Herman Smetanin ... #AlexanderKamyshin #AmmunitionFactory #DefenseIndustryUkraine #HermanSmetanin #NATOstandards #ukroboronprom #WeaponsProduction
The EU industrial base must switch to a military economy regime to continue supporting Ukraine. As European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton stated at the EU-Ukraine Defense Industry Forum: “When we started the development of a new European defense industrial strategy, Josep... #DefenseIndustryEU #MilitaryAidforUkraine #ThierryBreton #UkraineDefenseIndustryForum #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has increased its production of Bohdana self-propelled guns to 10 per month. This signals that the Ukrainian defense industry is ready to enter foreign markets. In April, the Ukrainian defense industry will produce 10 self-propelled Bohdana artillery systems for the first time, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “The share of our own production is cons... #BohdanaSPG #DefenseIndustryUkraine #TarasChmut #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
Ukraine is massively increasing its weapons production to fight back against Russia. Ukraine needs every advantage to repel Russia from its territory, and one such factor is the small but fast-growing Ukrainian defense industry, into which the government is pouring money. These effort... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine is calling on its Western allies to finance its domestic arms production. According to the FT, Kyiv’s recently increased production capacity significantly exceeds the funds available to place orders. “The fastest way to start production is to do it in Ukraine. We are ... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #UkrainianDrone #WeaponsProduction
European NATO countries are ready to spend almost $500B on defense; the EC has already allocated €500M to increase ammunition production. The threat posed by Russia forces has convinced NATO countries to arm themselves, and they also need to arm Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. He added that this year, the combined defe... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #WeaponsProduction
Russia produces 200% more artillery shells than the US and EU combined for Ukraine. According to NATO intelligence data, Russia produces about 250,000 artillery munitions per month, or about three million per year. Together, the US and Europe can produce only about 1.2 million rounds... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryRussia #RussianMilitary #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The EC reveals the details of the EU’s defense strategy. Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager said the new system should allow the EU to move from a crisis response regime to a structural defense readiness regime that closely integra... #DefenseIndustryEU #MargretheVestager #UkraineDefensePurchases #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine will open five joint defense enterprises with Western manufacturers. According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, “We are cooperating very fruitfully with the leaders of the world’s arms production. We can already talk about five signed contracts and five joi... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
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
The EU presents a new defense strategy project: A plan to carry out up to 50% of defense purchases within the bloc. The EU plans to minimize purchases of military goods from outside the EU by 2035 to ensure that 30% to 50% of the EU defense market’s trade is conducted within the Union. Mechanisms will also be devel... #DefenseProjects #DefenseTechnology #EUdefense #WeaponsProduction
Drone manufacturer Bayraktar launches plant construction near Kyiv, the US is doubling its ammunition production, and Ukraine will buy Swedish infantry fighting vehicles. The Turkish defense company Baykar has started constructing a factory near Kyiv, where TB2 or TB3 drones will be manufactured, said the company’s director, Haluk Bayraktar. The facility’s production c... #AmmunitionForUkraine #Bayraktar #Bayraktarproduction #CV90IFV #DouglasBush #HalukBayraktar #WeaponsProduction
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
Rheinmetall will build a new defense plant in Germany, and a German company will donate 100 drones. The Rheinmetall concern will build a new factory in Germany to increase its ammunition production. The new production capacity is planned to be constructed in what would be a record short time, said t... #AmmunitionForUkraine #dronestoUkraine #QuantumSystems #Rheinmetall #TrinityDrones #WeaponsProduction
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
Norway will allocate $95M to produce ammunition, including ammunition for Ukraine, and Estonia has found a way to gather at least €120B in aid. Norway will allocate two billion kroner ($190M) to increase ammunition production and develop the country’s defense industry potential. Half of this amount ($95M) will be received by Norwegian p... #AmmunitionForUkraine #BjornArildGram #KajaKallas #Nammo #UkraineFund #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The European Commission proposes the creation of a €100B defense fund. European Commissioner for Internal Trade Thierry Breton called on EU member states to create a €100B defense fund and to increase arms production to match the output of the Russian Federation, writes ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #DefenseIndustryEU #EuropeanDefenseFund #ThierryBreton #WeaponsProduction
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
France considers the transfer of weapons production to Ukraine a priority task. French Ambassador to Ukraine, Gaël Veyssière, stated: “French support to Ukraine will gradually change its character, as the goal is to produce more weapons in Ukraine, not just donations or pur... #EmmanuelMacron #FranceAId #GaëlVeyssière #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
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
