LRT, together with Blue/Yellow, Laisves TV and Stiprus Kartu, is launching the third Radarom! campaign to fundraise for Ukraine. This year, the money will be used to procure drones and anti-drones for the country that has been at war for three years. The campaign will run on February 3-24. Drones and anti-drones are badly needed…
The Zbroyari: Manufacturing Freedom initiative continues to attract funds to the Ukrainian defence industry. In 2024 the initiative raised more than $1.5 billion. Most of the funds allocated were received in the last quarter of the year. Thus, 9 countries have joined the initiative: Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Iceland,…
Germany will continue creating joint ventures with Ukraine in the defense industry, including in the field of drone production, but not missiles. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a press conference in Kyiv on January 14. “We will continue to invest in the Ukrainian defense industry,” Pistorius said, recalling that this…
Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Herman Smetanin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome. The meeting took place at a Ukrainian enterprise that manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles. The parties discussed potential areas of cooperation between the defence industries of Ukraine and Japan. The minister spoke about the achievements of…
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…
The Ministry of Defense has amended the defense procurement procedures under state guarantees for Ukrainian manufacturers. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported this on Facebook. “We are strengthening the capability of Ukrainian manufacturers to supply the army with weapons more quickly and efficiently,” Umerov noted. According to the minister, “from now on, payments will be made…
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, nearly UAH 37.9 billion has been transferred from the special account opened by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) for defense needs. In November, over UAH 57.3 million was allocated. “On December 1, the balance on the special account, which the National Bank opened to support the defense…