The Government has decided to allocate another UAH 7.9 billion for the purchase of drones. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on February 21. According to him, these funds will be redirected to the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, which will make the necessary…
Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said on February 19 that Estonia’s defense spending would be over 4% of GDP next year but could not give an exact figure. “I can confirm that next year’s sum will be well over 4%. But how much exactly depends on the economic forecast. We are in the final…
348 million leva (178 million euros) were received by the budget of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense at the end of January as part of the agreement on compensation for aid provided to Ukraine. This was announced at a briefing in the Council of Ministers by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova. “These funds contribute to the…
At the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins to discuss potential New Zealand investments in Ukraine’s defense industry. Umerov shared details of the meeting on Facebook. “Started work at the Munich Security Conference. The first meeting was with New Zealand’s Minister of Defense, Judith Collins,”…
The team of the Ministry of Strategic Industries held a working meeting with representatives of the Agency for Intergovernmental Defence Cooperation of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. The parties discussed the exchange of military technologies and the development of joint projects. In particular, the joint production of Czech BREN-2 rifles. It is…
Frankenburg, a European defence tech company founded in Estonia last year, is expanding its operations to Lithuania and has appointed Karolis Zemaitis, a former deputy economy minister, as the managing director of the local unit. “Frankenburg will open an office in Lithuania to expand the development and manufacturing of affordable missiles. This move establishes Frankenburg…
On February 3, a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation was signed between the Ukrainian Defence Industry and the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ). The document outlines the framework cooperation agreements between the defence industries of both countries. In particular, it covers the production of ammunition, maintenance of armoured vehicles and artillery, and strengthening of air defence.…