The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan have received the first multi-role Mi-35M attack helicopters. The first helicopter was spotted in Almaty Airport. At present Kazakhstan uses old Soviet Mi-24 helicopters. The multi-role Mi-35M attack helicopter is a comprehensive modernization of the Mi-24V. The Mi-35M was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, and…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has permitted government customers to extend the terms for sending advance payments to buy specialized equipment required for the implementation of the Vilkha defense project to 24 months. The requirement is outlined in the government resolution No. 891 dated November 30, amending government resolution No. 117 dated April 23, 2014. The…
President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev announced that Russian military base would be closed after the current contract expires. “Kyrgyzstan should rely only on its own military forces, not Russian, American or any other country’s”, the president said during a press conference. “We should build our own army”, Atambayev said. “The last five years have shown…
Head of Ukroboronprom State Concern Roman Romanov has stated that currently only 56 out of the 105 enterprises in the group structure are profitable. He noted plans to liquidate six companies in the holding. “There are 105 enterprises within the scope of the concern’s responsibility, of which, according to the draft resolution of the Cabinet…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved of a bill on termination of the intergovernmental agreement signed with Russia on July 1, 2003 on the liquidation of the procedure for returning aircraft staying at repair plants of the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries. The bill drawn up by the Economic Development and Trade Ministry was backed…
Ukraine and France have signed a plan of bilateral cooperation for 2017 between the Defense Ministry and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces Staff of the French Republic. The document was signed after a meeting of the Ukrainian-French commission on bilateral cooperation. The…
Bulgaria recently signed a 29-million euro deal with Russia to purchase 10 new engines for its MiG-29 fighter aircraft. According to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the agreement was signed on November 9, though he was reluctant to disclose any additional details about the contract. Borisov also announced that Sofia sought to purchase maintenance rights…