Defense Ministry currently performs the final assessment of procurement offers for 4×4 light and medium-sized tactical transports for the country’s National Armed Forces. Talks regarding procurement of 4×4 light and medium-sized tactical transports were organized in two stages. Twelve contenders submitted applications for the first stage. Defense Ministry’s procurement commission picked six for the second…
In 2018 Ukraine’s Air Force fleet will be replenished with about 30 repaired and modernized aircraft, says Air Force Commander Colonel-General Serhiy Drozdov. “This year we’re planning to receive from the enterprises of Ukroboronprom Concern up to 30 warplanes following their repair and modernization. It’s the MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets, and Su-25 attack aircraft.…
The United States accounted for the largest share of small arms exports from Ukraine in 2017. A report on Ukrainian-made arms exports was posted by the State Export Control Service of Ukraine. According to the report, Ukraine last year sold 15,040 assault rifles and submachine guns to the United States, while 2,000 pieces of light…
The Ukroboronprom State Concern has started serial production of fuel-air explosives (FAE) – the new RPO-16 infantry fire-flamethrowers equipped with a grenade packed with a special thermobaric mixture, the concern’s press service said. According to the report, new thermobaric weapons, which will be mass-produced in the framework of the state defense order at the concern’s…
The Estonian Navy is set to modernize its three Sandown class minehunters for EUR 30 million, it has been announced. The modernization is to include improvements in mine clearance and marine surveillance capacities. The vessels will get new, identical, mine clearance systems which will be more up-to-date and reliable, thus requiring less maintenance. The project…
Estonia has signed an agreement with South Korea for the purchase of K9 Thunder self-propelled 155mm howitzers. The EUR 46 million contract, one of the most significant defense procurements of the decade, includes 12 artillery systems, training, maintenance and spare parts. The first howitzers are scheduled to arrive in Estonia in 2020, the Estonian Center…
The Acting Defense Minister Levan Izoria told lawmakers on June 20 that in the near future Georgia would receive the most modern, man-portable air defense system – FIM-92 Stingers – from the United States. Izoria said that together with Javelins, the new systems would significantly empower the country’s self-defense capabilities. Stinger (FIM-92) is a man-portable…