India reports several troubles with the performance and maintenance of its MiG-29K/KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-F) naval multirole fighters, as well as with Vikramaditya (former “Admiral Gorshkov”/Kiev-class) aircraft carrier. The fighters built by Russia’s RSK-MiG corporation (a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corporation, Russian acronym: OAK) come short of Indian Navy`s (IN) requirements, a source…
The enterprises of Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry) State Concern have provided the Ukrainian military with 1067 items of armament and military equipment. “Over the first six months of this year, the Ukrainian army has received 646 items of new and upgraded equipment. Most of them are rocket-artillery weapons, missiles, and ammunition. The military have also…
Five countries consider the issue of providing Ukraine, which suffers from the Russian aggression, with lethal weapons. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this at the meeting with the Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy, the press service of the Ukrainian Parliament reports. “Five countries consider the issue of assistance to Ukraine (in provision of…
Ukraine has already received advance payment for the first two An-178 aircraft in accordance with the contract with Azerbaijan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine Hennady Zubko has made a statement during his visit to Antonov state enterprise. “We have the contract order for 10 aircraft. We obtained…
Since the beginning of this year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received international aid worth about $60 million, chief of the military cooperation and peacekeeping operations department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Leonid Holopatiuk said. “This amount includes technical assistance from the United States valued at more than $53…
Ukraine will ship aircraft weapons for Mikoyan MiG-21 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force. The military equipment inspectorate of Poland’s National Defense Ministry reported on its website that the consortium formed by Ukraine’s Spectechnoexport and Poland’s WB Electronics won a tender to supply R-27P1 medium-range air-to-air missiles for MiG-21 fighter jets of the Polish…
Vinnytsia National Technical University has received a license for opening “Arms and military equipment” specialty. The decision was adopted due to the support of the state concern UkrOboronProm, that officially initiated and supported the new specialty creation. “UkrOboronProm brings back prestige to defense industry employment. We contribute to education process improvement and introduction of required…