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Also, there are plemented a collaborative program radio sonobuoys for 18 We OffeR OUR CUsTOMeRs to upgrade the Azerbaijan Air Force special applications Mi-24 attack helicopters to the Mi- which are capable AN eXTeNsIVe RANGe 24G Super ‘Hind’ standard of detecting electric fields and magnetic InterviewOf withARMOR CEO ofed Streit Ve GroupHICLes disturbances gener- ated by submarines. radars hi-tech 48 Quantum LeAp bY UKRAINe’s defeNse 34 MICROWAVe In thee USSR,LeCTRONIC the equipments INd designedUstry and developed by SE RI “Kvant” was seen light armor dIVeRsIO NIsT deployed on all but every surface naval fROM UKRAINe ship, strategic submarine and different Some countries have recently invested types of commercial ships great effort and resources in developing Engineers24 UNde at RKharkiv THe GUARMorozovd MachineOf dOZOR Design and building high-power microwave tech- Bureau have developed the DOZOR family of nology. However, few of the countries have high-mobility tactical vehicles. The civilian variant been successful in this sphere. Remarkably is designated DOZOR-A and military DOZOR-B. enough, one of such countries is Ukraine. armS exPorT and defenSe indUSTrial ComPlex of UKraine oUr addreSS UKRAINIANSerhiy ZGUreTS – Head defe & Editor-in-ChiefNse R DefenseeVIe ExpressW Media & Consulting Company, [email protected], In cooperation with: Valerii riaByKh – Direc tor of Development Defense Express Media & Consulting Company, [email protected], 10 Illinska Str, off.5, Volodymyr KoPChaK – Deputy Director – Editor of «Arms export and defense industry of Ukraine» Magazine, [email protected], Kyiv, Ukraine, 04070 CenTer for army ConVerSion АnTon miKhnenKo – Deputy Director – Editor of «Ukraini an Defense Review» Magazine, [email protected], Phone: +38 (044) 425-42-10, & diSarmamenT STUdieS myKhailo SamUS – The Head of Defense Express Media & Consulting Company European Bureau (Prague, Czech Republic), +38 (044) 425-16-22 Founder & Director – marK KanarSKy – Art Director, SerGey PoPSUeViCh – Photographer, Janna dyomina – Translator [email protected] Valentyn BadraK reforms and trends news UKRAINe to sTep Up dOMesTIC ARMs pROdUCTION fUkraineOR willTH increasee country The State Defense’s Procurement own militaryey, taxpayers’ money on re -Needserything that the Ukrainian ar- domestic production Order will be fully based on the les- search programs that nobody my needs - from bullet-proof of arms to meet the re sons learnt by the Ukrainian Armed needs and that have only served vests to thermal imagers,» quirements of its own mil Forces [and] National Guard in to the elements of theft. Today, Poroshenko said. itary forces, the President combat operations in the east [of Ukrainian production [compa- «The Ukrainian army will be able of Ukraine, Petro Poro the country],» the statement said. nies] will be loaded with [or- to fight in a way that will be effec- shenko has said as quoted «There will be no more wast- ders] for precision weapons sys- tive, mobile, and professional,» by his press office. ing of billions of people’s mon- tems, Ukrainian drones, and ev- the head of state said. SpecialspeCIAL Operations Ope rations fORCe to be seT Up INrest inU easternKRAIN Ukraine,e while speaking to a cele- Force (SOF) will be set where fierce fighting has bration meeting at Ivan up in Ukraine to com continued between gov- Cherniakhovsky National plement the capabil ernment troops and pro- Defense University of ities of the Ukraine Russian separatist groups. Ukraine. Armed Forces’ air, “The Special Operations The new force will be land and naval forces, Force will be trained in formed from personnel of the Interim Minister rapid response to simi- some military units, Koval of Defense has said. lar attacks at the coun- said, without specifying The move comes amid un- try”, Mykhailo Koval said the identities of the units. 2 / Ukrainian DEFEnSE rEViEW / OctObEr-DEcEmbEr 2014 UKRAINIAN goveRNMeNT allocates $790MN to ARMed fORCes Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has made Hr 9.494 billion ($790 million) avail able to the military and in ternal security forces. The text of the Cabinet of Ministers decree ordering the disbursement of the funds was posted on the Government’s website on 31 July 2014. The money will pay for programs such as the purchase of housing for and one-time payments to fami- lies of military and internal security personnel killed in action; the provi- sion of winter supplies for the mili- tary; the overhaul and acquisition of arms and military equipment. Of the Hr 9.494 billion disbursed, Hr 8.987 billion is intended for the Defense Ministry and the rest for the Main Department of Intelligence. UKRAINe can Obtain U.s. The latest disbursement of funds will bring Ukraine MoD’s 2014 bud- get to Hr 30 billion ($2.5 billion). ally status without NATOThe U.S. Congress M passedeM in twobe Rtos theHI law onp natural gas in order to imple- readings the draft law on the pre ment emergency procedures for the approv- eMbARGO vention of Russian aggression, ac al of natural gas exports to members of the cording to which the Republic of World Trade Organization, and encourages ON deLIVeRIes Of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia are the United States Agency for International granted the status of the U.S. allies Development (USAID), the Agency for pReCIsION WeApONs without the membership in NATO. Trade and Development, Overseas Private to UKRAINe LIfTed The draft law is passed over to the special- Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Advisor to the President of ized commission for preparing it to be ad- World Bank Group to support assistance to Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko in opted in the final reading. The draft law pro- Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova in the exploi- formed on the air in TSN vides for granting the status of an ally with- tation of natural gas, oil, and the develop- news that the embargo on out NATO membership for the whole period ment of alternative energy sources. the delivery of precision while each of these countries will meet cer- The document prohibits all federal depart- weapons to Ukraine had tain criteria with the view of transfer or po- ments and agencies to take any actions been lifted. Lutsenko did not tential transfer of defence systems and de- aimed at recognizing the sovereignty of answer the questions on wheth- fence services. The draft law recommends the Russian Federation over the Crimea, or er weapons could be supplied to the U.S. President Barack Obama to in- any other provision of support to the ille- Ukraine in the shortest time. He crease U.S. military cooperation with the gal annexation of the Crimea by the Russian just said that it was a secret infor- Armed Forces of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Federation. In addition, recommends the mation and this question must have Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Secretary of State to strengthen democrat- been addressed to the Ministry of Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and ic institutions, independent media, political Defence rather than a civilian citizen Serbia, and strengthen the assistance of and non-governmental organizations of the like himself. the United States and NATO in provid- former Soviet Union and enhance educa- ing the security of these countries. In ad- tional and cultural exchange with the states dition, the draft provides for amendments of the former Soviet Union. 3 Ukrainian DEFEnSE rEViEW / OctObEr-DEcEmbEr 2014 / air news CHINA WILL eXport 24 Of ITs HONGdU L-15 Falcon jeT TRAINeRs fITTed WITH UKRAINIAN eNGINes toChina’s Ve HongduNeZUe AviationLA Industry Corporation (HAIG) has signed a contract to export 24 of its L15 Falcon jet trainers to Venezuela Air Force, HAIG said on its micro blog at Weibo.com., one of China’s most popular social media websites. Each of the aircraft will be fitted with two Ukranian Motor-Sich AI-222-25F turbofan engines with afterburner. First reports that the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense selected China’s L-15 Falcon trainers came in April 2014. UNITed States During a speech to air force acade- my cadets in Aragua, Admiral Carmen Melendez, the country’s defense minis- ter, said that the nation has chosen to to eXpANd military purchase L-15s from China. Melendez confirmed the plans on Apr. 4 af- ter a meeting with President Nicolas At the request of the Ukrainian and needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Maduro, and said that the Venezuelan AIgovernmentd tothe United U StatesKRAIN is the followinge defensive equipment, servic- Air Force has already begun the process planning to provide military and es and training: of importing the Chinese trainer air- technical aid to Ukraine includ 1) anti-tank weapons and ammunition. craft. However, no details on the deal ing weapons and military equip 2) anti-aircraft weapons or specific delivery times were revealed. ment in accordance with the bill and ammunition. It is expected that the already pur- on the prevention of Russian ag 3) vehicle installed arms chased K-8W trainers will be relocat- gression which has passed two and ammunition.