On December 20, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the resolution drafted by the Ministry of Strategic Industries – the Weapons of Victory. This resolution actually defines the new term “Weapons of Victory”.
This is a list of priority models of weapons, military and special equipment, missiles and ammunition, unmanned systems, electronic warfare equipment and robotic systems of domestic production.
Public customers of weapons and military equipment will have to take this list into account when planning state procurement of weapons and military equipment. To this end, the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated November 11, 2022, No. 1275 “Some issues of defence procurement for the period of martial law” is designed to determine the procedure for concluding long-term state contracts for the purchase of goods included in the Weapons of Victory list.
The Weapons of Victory Resolution also approves the procedure for forming a list of priority models of weapons and military equipment. The list is to be compiled by the Ministry of Defence based on the needs identified by the General Staff and state customers, taking into account the capabilities of the Ukrainian defence industry, submitted by the Ministry of Strategic Industries.
Criteria for forming the list:
– Weapons samples form the basis of the unified staff of the defence and security forces;
– Models of weapons have been adopted, codified and/or approved for use;
– Need for such items will continue for the next three, five or ten years;
– Production of weapons samples has been mastered and is being mass-produced by domestic defence companies;
– Localisation of production of weapons samples is at least 50% of the production cost of the goods.
The list of Weapons of Victory will be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upon the submission of the Ministry of Defence.
“Approval of the list of Weapons of Victory should become the basis for manufacturers to receive long-term contracts – for 3/5/10 years, which will be a booster in the development of the Ukrainian defence industry. I am grateful to Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and members of the Government for supporting Ukrainian arms manufacturers and domestic producers at the legislative level,” said Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine German Smetanin. (Government portal)