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UKRINMASH SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY CONTENT 24 М15-V Marine Powerplant CONTENT М15-A Marine Powerplant 25 М35 Marine Powerplant М10/M16 Marine Powerplant 4 PROJECT 958 Amphibious Assault Hovercraft 26 UGT 3000R Gas-Turbine Engine KALKAN-МP Patrol Water-Jet Boat UGT 6000 Gas-Turbine Engine 5 GAYDUK-M Multipurpose Corvette 27 UGT 6000+ Gas-Turbine Engine GYURZA Armored River Gunboat UGT 15000 Gas-Turbine Engine 6 PROJECT 58130S Fast Patrol Boat 28 UGT 15000+ Gas-Turbine Engine CORAL Patrol Water-Jet Boat UGT 16000R Gas-Turbine Engine 7 BOBR Landing Craft/Military Transport 29 UGT 25000 Gas-Turbine Engine TRITON Landing Ship Tank 457KM Diesel Engine 8 BRIZ-40М Fast Patrol Boat 30 NAVAL AUTOMATED TACTICAL DATA SYSTEM BRIZ-40P Fast Coast Guard Boat MULTIBEAM ACTIVE ARRAY SURVEILLANCE RADAR STATION 9 PC655 Multipurpose Fast Corvette MUSSON Multipurpose Corvette 31 SENS-2 Optical Electronic System Of Gun Mount Fire Control 10 CARACAL Fast Attack Craft SAGA Optical Electronic System Of The Provision Corvette 58250 PROJECT Of Helicopter Take-Off, Homing And Ship Landing 11 GURZA-M Small Armored Boat 32 SARMAT Marine Optoelectronic Fire Control System Offshore Patrol Vessel DOZOR Of Small And Middle Artillery Caliber 12 KENTAVR Fast Assault Craft SONAR STATION MG – 361 (“CENTAUR”) PEARL-FAC Attack Craft-Missile 33 TRONKA-MK Hydroacoustic Station For Searching 13 NON-SELF-PROPELLED INTEGRATED SUPPORT VESSEL Of Saboteur Underwater Swimmers FOR COAST GUARD BOATS HYDROACOUSTIC STATION KONAN 750BR Fast Armored Boat SONAR SYSTEM MGK-369 14 FLOATING DOCKS Floating Docks With Load-Carrying 34 CATRAN Hydroacoustic Station For Searching Capacity Of 400 To 30 000 T Of Sea Mines And Small Underwater Objects Self-Contained Anchor 16 HETMAN SAHAIDACHNY Frigate HYDROACOUSTIC STATION Hydroacoustic Station (As) 17 BAR’ER-VK Naval Missile Guided Weapon System ZVEZDA/STAR-2 Sonar System ARBALET-K Naval Short Range Air Defense System 35 HYDROACOUSTIC STATION Of Underwater Searching 18 BМ.5-1 “KATRAN-М1” Remote Weapon Station (Rws) Of Small Fast-Moving Objects SARMAT Remote Weapon Station (Rws) HELICOPTER’S SONAR STATION LAG Hydroacoustic Doppler Log 19 М5N Marine Powerplant 36 CABLE STATIONARY SONAR STATION (КСGАС) М21 Marine Powerplant WITH AUTOMATED WORKING PLACE (АRМ) 20 М25 Marine Powerplant RSL-16 Aeronautical Sonar Buoy М55R Marine Powerplant RGB-NM 1 Aeronautical Sonar Buoy М73 Marine Powerplant 37 RGB-26 Aeronautical Sonar Buoy 21 М9B Marine Powerplant PZ-270 Hydroacoustic Converter M7N1 Marine Powerplant PZ-525 Power Low-Frequency Converter 22 М44 Marine Powerplant 38 PZTS-900 Power Low-Frequency Cylindrical Converter МТ70 Marine Powerplant PZTS -1200 Power Low-Frequency Cylindrical Converter GODAG PLANT Combined Diesel And Gas Powerplant 39 PN-VK Guidance Device 23 М36 Marine Powerplant LOW-FREQUENCY SONIC MEASURING SYSTEM М27 Marine Powerplant PN-AK Guidance Unit 1 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 For the last few years Ukrainian Defenсe Industry has been in the stage of transformation into a highly effective structure. This process is taking place due to new technologies, products, innovations, efficient management and top-professionals who have come into this field. Today we are offering the new armament business culture, customer oriented, UKRINMASH - 25 YEARS AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET flexibility and personal approach. The State Self-Supporting Foreign Trade and Investment Firm «Ukrinmash» which is the We represent Ukrainian Enterprises of the State Concern «Ukroboronprom» which employ more participant of the State Concern “UkrOboronProm”, operates at the international market than 80 thousand people, and the products of other Ukrainian enterprises. Ukraine is a reliable since 1991. partner who exports the defence products to many countries of the world. The potential for The aim of the Firm is to implement the interests of Ukraine in the field of military-technical development of the Ukrainian Military Industrial Sector is a tremendous one who is only at the cooperation with foreign partners. «Ukrinmash» has built reliable business connections beginning of its realization and prospects. with countries from every part of the world. The key mission is service excellence, reliability and customer satisfaction. We suggest the widest product range in the field of aviation, armour, radio, artillery, as well as ship building and rocket industry, etc. «UKRINMASH» OFFERS: Ukraine makes part of prestigious club of the countries which has mastered the closed cycle in Export of weapons and military products in the field of armoured military vehicles, aircraft aircraft building, radio intelligence and radio-electronic warfare, whereas the Ukrainian export engineering, shipbuilding industry, radar ammunition and air defence, as well as rocket potential is among the best 10 in the world. artillery weapons. Transfer of technologies and know-how, including the development of military factories SE “Ukrinmash” is a unique special exporter and integrator which makes an important part of and MRO centers. the Ukrainian Military Industrial Sector honored to be your reliable partner. We are proud that Maintenance, repair / overhaul and upgrade of military equipment. SE “Ukrinmash” is one of the most experienced and one of the biggest export-import companies Training of foreign military personnel. of Ukraine which has been working in the armament and military hardware market for more than Import of weapons and military products to Ukrainian Army and all other military and 25 years. defence structures. R&D, investment and other partnership opportunities. We present you our products range as well as services in repairing, upgrading, joint promotion Disposal, demilitarization of the old military equipment and territory demining. of the products and cooperation in the military markets. SE “Ukrinmash” is not only reacting to Marketing, advertising and intermediary services. the state of the market but initiates trends in the world market. For nowadays, SE “Ukrinmash” is making a new history of the military industry of Ukraine. Sergii Sliusarenko Chief Executive Officer SE SSFTIF «Ukrinmash» 2 3 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY SHIPS AND VESSELS SHIPS AND VESSELS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT HOVERCRAFT MULTIPURPOSE CORVETTE PROJECT 958 GAYDUK-M It is designed for loading of The corvette searches and detects military equipment and seaborne surface and underwater targets, assault personnel from hard and as well as takes air, surface and unprepared beaches, their sea underwater countermeasures. lifting, beach landing and fire support. MAIN PERFORMANCE DATA MAIN PERFORMANCE DATA Length, overall 85,5 m SENSORS AND COMMUNICATION: WEAPONS: Air cushion overall length about 57,3 m Beam, overall 10,2 m SMART Mk2 3D Air/Surface surveillance radar 2x4 ММ40 Block3 SSM Air cushion overall beam about 25,6 m Draught, on design WL 3,1 m Over the Horizon Surface Targeting radar 8 MICA VL SAM system Air cushion overall height about 21,9 m Sting EO Optical-Radar Fire Control System 76 mm OTO Melara gun Max speed not less 28-32 kts Optoelectronic Fire Control System 35 mm Millennium gun Full speed at normal displacement of 525,9 t not less than 60 kn Complement 52 TACTICOS CMS 2x12,7 mm machine guns Complement 27 Displacement, full load 1200 t ESM and Chaff decoy launcher 2х2 - 324 mm torpedo launchers OESM 2 ASW Rocket Launchers (option) Full displacement about 554,4 t Endurance 14 days Hull mounted sonar Helicopter up to 6 t Maximum fuel capacity for 1000 miles transportation about 150,0 t Range (at 14 kts) not less 3500 NM Intruder detection sonar Navigation radar Endurance as for the provisions and fresh water for crew 5 days Propulsion CODAD /CODAG Integrated bridge system PATROL WATER-JET BOAT ARMORED RIVER GUNBOAT KALKAN-МP GYURZA It is designed for line of duty Designed to guard state on state borders protection on borders, monitor shipping on the rivers, lakes, sea coastal border rivers, lakes and other areas and services providing for basins. maritime checkpoints. MAIN PERFORMANCE DATA SENSORS AND COMMUNICATION: WEAPONS: MAIN PERFORMANCE DATA Length, overall 20,3 m Navigation radar BMP-2 turret: 1x30 mm double-belt automatic gun; Length, overall 11,75 m Beam, overall 4,9 m Optoelectronic monitoring system 1, ATGM Launcher; 7,62 mm machine gun Integrated bridge system BTR-70/80 turret: 1x14,5 mm Heavy machine gun; Beam, overall 3,30 m Draught, max 0,9 m 1x7,62 mm machine gun Height midships 1,67 m Max speed not less 28 kts Draft midships 0,56 m Complement 5 Speed not less than 36 knots Displacement, full load 38,4 t Complement 3 Endurance 5 days Displacement, full load 8,66 t Range (at 11 kts) not less 450 NM Cruising range 270 (500) miles (km) Propulsion 2 diesels 4 5 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY SHIPS AND VESSELS SHIPS AND VESSELS FAST PATROL BOAT LANDING CRAFT/MILITARY TRANSPORT PROJECT 58130S BOBR It is designed for fulfilling the Designed to land the marines and following tasks: its weapons and equipment to the national sea border protection; unequipped shore. providing service of maritime checkpoints; MAIN PERFORMANCE DATA interception and inspection of Length, overall 53,00 m MAIN PERFORMANCE DATA Beam, overall 10,00 m non-compliant vessels; SENSORS AND COMMUNICATION: patrolling sea economical area; Length, overall 24,40 m Draught, max 1,90 m 2 Navigation radar Beam, overall 5,20 m Displacement, full load about 700 t FLIR system participation in maritime rescue Integrated bridge system Height midships 2,82 m Complement 12 operations; Draught, max 1,57 m Propulsion 2 diesels WEAPONS: implementation of maritime Speed 37 knots Max speed 12 kts 2х12,7 mm MGs people transport operations.
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