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05 October 2024
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has codified and approved for operation more than 900 samples of weapons and military equipment for the Armed Forces in the first nine months of 2024, including over 600 domestic products.
04 October 2024
Training of a new group of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in the USA will be scheduled and launched after they have completed language training.
03 October 2024
The latest domestically produced weapon systems, which have proven their efficiency in combat, were unveiled to foreign partners by Deputy Defense Minister Dmytro Klymenkov.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, declared readiness for joint development and production of weapons with the largest defense companies from the United States of America, European Union, and Türkiye.
02 October 2024
Ukrainian Armour and Czechoslovak Group (CSG) concluded an agreement on the joint production of 155mm rounds.
The Demining Capabilities Coalition has agreed a EUR 22 million package to sustain the State Special Transport Service and the Support Forces Command by purchasing pickups and heavier trucks for the Ukraine Army.
The Franco-German defense conglomerate KNDS has opened a subsidiary in Kyiv that will focus on the maintenance and repair of its systems, including Leopard tanks, CAESAR artillery systems, PzH 2000 howitzers, and the Gepard anti-aircraft tank.
01 October 2024
By the end of 2024, Ukraine plans to manufacture 1.5 million war drones, while government has also launched an experimental project on certifying UAV operator schools.
30 September 2024
In January-August 2024, UAH 1.2 trillion was allocated from the state budget for the security and defense sector, including UAH 152 billion in August.
29 September 2024
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (HUR) received three Rubaka drones from a group of volunteers.
28 September 2024
In the Netherlands, the chief of the Air Combat Command and F-16 pilot called the fighter jet a powerful aerial tool and advised Ukrainian pilots to trust it.
27 September 2024
Ukraine is willing to share the experience of using U.S.-donated weapon systems to make sure producers could further enhance their performance.
Some F-16s have already been delivered to the international training center based in Romania to train pilots, including those from Ukraine.
26 September 2024
Ukrainian military chaplains, at the invitation of their British counterparts and as part of Operation INTERFLEX, completed a two-week leadership and operational-level instructors training course at the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom.
25 September 2024
Units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (HUR) received 14 Sych uncrewed attack and reconnaissance systems.
21 September 2024
Germany has raised one billion euros from partner countries for a new military aid package for Ukraine, while almost 400 million euros will be allocated from the German defense budget if it is approved by the Bundestag next week.
The average number of volunteers joining the Ukrainian Defense Forces every month is around 6,500.
19 September 2024
During the visit of the delegation from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to Sweden, the parties discussed cooperation in the fields of fighter pilot training, development of new defense doctrines, and the status of the transfer of aerial reconnaissance aircraft.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine accepted for service the latest mobile thermal imaging systems as part of a joint project with the European Union.
18 September 2024
The French Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets, which are to be delivered to Ukraine, will be converted to enable them to engage surface targets.
Ukraine will receive the second SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system from Italy by the end of this month.
17 September 2024
For the first time, Ukrainian manufacturers of uncrewed platforms will be able to participate in tenders of the Drone Coalition within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format).
The Ukrainian authorities have a clear understanding of steps that need to be taken to increase Ukraine’s existing fleet of F-16 fighter jets and speed up pilot training.
16 September 2024
The Italian Ministry of Defense is currently preparing to send the second SAMP/T air defense system to Ukraine to help protect the Ukrainian population.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed off Law No. 11507, effectively making the Unmanned Systems Forces a separate branch of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
15 September 2024
Defense Minister of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Foreign Minister of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski have discussed the role of the Polish side in the development of the Ukrainian defense industry, including the possibility of attracting EU resources.
14 September 2024
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has discussed the acceleration and increase of military assistance and other ways to counter the Russian threat with representatives of allied countries.
Victory in a modern war depends not only on actions on the battlefield, but also on the state of the economy, so NATO allies should support Ukraine and simultaneously bolster their own defense system.
13 September 2024
Ukraine hopes to see a result from partners regarding the use of long-range capabilities in the war with Russia.
12 September 2024
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov of Ukraine together with the Ukrainian delegation visited the Northern Training Center (Hub North) of the Special Training Command (ST-CS Special Training Command) at the military training ground in the north of Germany, where Ukrainian soldiers undergo training.