Ukraine has tested the Vilkha-M (“Alder”) multiple launch rocket system, a high-precision upgrade of the Vilkha complex, which in turn is a deeply modernized version of the Soviet “Smerch”. “Another stage of factory tests of the Vilkha-M high-precision MLR system took place on July 24. During the tests, more tasks for checking and improving a…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated UAH 32.5 million for an international audit of the State Concern Ukroboronprom. The relevant decision was made at a government meeting on June 19. “We are forced to make changes in the issue of international audit of Ukroboronprom. We have adjusted the amount up to UAH 32.5…
Ukraine and France are planning to jointly produce patrol boats for border guards, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov stated during a meeting with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on June 18, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported. “Together with France’s Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, we discussed the joint…
In the near future, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak plans to sign an order on the acceptance of the Vilkha missile system and the Vilkha-R multiple rocket launcher for the service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Peculiarities of the system and ammunition lay in the fact that, firstly, it significantly exceeds the tactical and technical…
Lviv Armor Vehicle Factory, a part of the state-run military-industrial concern Ukroboronprom, has developed a new armored recovery and repair vehicle (ARRV) dubbed “Zubr” (“Bison”). The vehicle was created for technical support of tank units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “The Zubr was developed by Lviv Armor Vehicle Factory in 2018. Preparations for its…
Ukraine’s military expenditure grew by 21%, to $4.8 billion in 2018. Total world military expenditure rose to $1.8 trillion in 2018, representing an increase of 2.6% from 2017, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The five biggest spenders in 2018 were the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, India and…
Ukraine might create a new state agency with expanded powers to replace the state-run Ukroboronprom Concern, according to Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Serhiy Kryvonos. According to him, the adoption of the bill on reforming Ukroboronprom will help reduce corruption risks in the defense industry, Kryvonos said. The official…