The First Defense Industries Forum (DFNC1) has opened a new era in the development of Ukraine’s defense industry, and the numbers achieved have exceeded all expectations. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Instagram, following the event. “Now, we are not just bringing foreign weapons to Ukraine. We are…
The Defense Procurement Agency under Ukraine’s Defense Ministry will build up clear and transparent relations with all stakeholders, CEO Arsen Zhumadilov has said. “All procurement processes are similar if they are clearly run from A to Z. Whether it is a purchase worth a million, one hundred million or ten billion. Market analysis must be…
In the next two years NATO’s Baltic air space patrol mission will cost around six million euros. The government project prepared by the Ministry of Defence provides for covering costs of the NATO Baltic air space in 2024 and 2025 as long as they do not exceed 6 million euros from the ministry’s budget. This…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov and Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin held a coordination meeting on August 15 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the major Defence Industries Forum to be held in autumn. The ministers discussed the main parameters of the event, which would bring…
In the first half of 2023, the net sales revenue of the state-owned “Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavodi” (VMZ) in Sopot increased by nearly 80% and reached 392 million leva, driven by the increased demand for special production due to the war in Ukraine. As of the middle of the year, VMZ’s turnover already exceeded that achieved…
The first forum of defense industries will take place in Ukraine this autumn, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He announced this at a meeting with the heads of foreign diplomatic institutions. “The first forum of defense industries will be held in Ukraine in the autumn,” Zelensky said. He called on ambassadors to work on…
The United States of America donated a batch of military equipment to the National Army of the Republic of Moldova. According to the Ministry of Defense, the donation of military equipment was made by the USA “in the context of the modernization of the National Army and the increase of the defense capabilities of the…