The main objectives of Latvia’s defense sector for 2021 will be modernization of the country’s army and enhancement of its cyber security, according to the legislative draft on the 2021 state budget. Defense Ministry’s planned expenditures for 2020 reach EUR 548,332,786, whereas next year’s expenditures are EUR 693,521,903. It is planned to spend EUR 201,863,149…
The Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant SE, a part of the Ukroboronprom Group, has handed over to the military another upgraded MiG-29MU1 fighter jet. That’s according to the plant CEO Dmytro Matrunchyk, Ukroboronprom’s press service reports. “On the eve of Ukraine Defender Day, the enterprise launched test flights of another modernized MiG-29MU1 jet,” the official…
Ukroboronprom, a state-owned manufacturer of military hardware, will showcase the upgraded Uragan multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) on the Tatra chassis at the Arms and Security 2020 international exhibition. The defense giant has submitted the relevant application along with those for other types of weapons and hardware. Most likely, the Tatra-815 model will be used.…
Ukraine’s state arms exporter Ukrspecexport, a part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern, increased net sales revenue in the first half of 2020 by 36.6% YoY, to UAH 1.53 billion, Ukroboronprom press service reported. The result was achieved despite “lockdown in most of the company’s partner countries”, as the firm increased sales of military and dual-use…
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has passed bill No. 2398-d on defense procurement in the second reading and as a whole. The draft law was backed by 276 MPs with at least 226 votes required. The bill defines the general legal framework for planning and forming the volumes and specifics of procurement of goods, works…
The Ministry of Defense of Georgia will obtain NATO-standard hardware to replace some of the current equipment used by the Georgian Defense Forces, with the replacement necessitated by challenges demonstrated during COVID-19 lockdown efforts by the troops. The minister Irakli Garibashvili spoke about the effort by service members called up to help battle the pandemic…
The United States Department of Defense has signed a contract with Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture on the production of the Javelin anti-tank missile systems for a number of countries, including Georgia. Other countries, which will receive the Javelins, include Australia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar,…