Ministry of Defence of Ukraine continued implementation of the Programme of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Strategy for Sustainable Development "Ukraine - 2020" in 2015.As part of this work, the Defense Ministry has prepared a draft agreement with the NATO support, regulating the cooperation within the NATO Trust Fund to reform the system of logistics and standardization.
The project submitted by foreign advisers at the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for processing.In order to transition to the new Armed Forces logistics software systems to NATO standards in the Defence Ministry formed a list of national standards for lifecycle management of arms and military equipment. These standards will be developed in strict accordance with the requirements of NATO.
It creates an effective talent pool for executive positions manning the Armed Forces of Ukraine in which priority is given to participants of the antiterrorist operation. Order of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, it already included 1,432 officers. In addition, the Department of Defense created and approved the appointment of reserve range First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, which is 1,316 people.Ukrainian troops in the area of ATO continued clearance of mine-explosive objects left by the invaders.
Last week Engineer units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was found and defused in the area ATU 342 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the antiterrorist operation in the military sappers neutralized zone ATU 202 18 000 mine-explosive items
.For high professionalism in the performance of tasks in the area of counter-terrorist operations Minister of Defense of Ukraine signed a decree on awarding departmental awards and valuable gifts 146 soldiers participating ATO.Today the military-industrial complex of Ukraine has a production capacity and logistics, capable to satisfy the needs of the Armed Forces of the modern arms and military equipment.
This conclusion can be made on the results of a state defense order for 2015.This year the company put the
defense Armed Forces of Ukraine more than 1,400 units of new and modernized weapons and equipment.This
40 artillery guns to armored vehicles; 525 thermal imaging, optical sights and night vision tools; 40 ground-based radar; 266600 missiles and ammunition; 27 units of armored and engineering, including BTR-4E; 445 vehicles are; 5 modernized aircraft and helicopters; 20 units of electronic equipment for aircraft and helicopters; 5 of unmanned aircraft systems; Three radio stations; 132 Engineering armament equipment; Surveying 187 facilities and navigation software.By year-end special exporters and domestic producers will put the Armed Forces of Ukraine are about 8,500 different weapons and equipment, and 363,000 rounds of ammunition.
Last week repairs and renewals Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and special teams turned state enterprises for combat missions in the area ATU 354 units of armaments and military equipment, including:4 tanks T-64, 1 howitzer "Msta-B" and two self-propelled howitzers, four anti-aircraft installation ZU-23-2, 7 anti-tank guns MT-12 "rapier", 5 armored anti-missile systems "Storm", 29 combat vehicles infantry, 22 armored personnel carriers, 10 combat reconnaissance patrolling vehicles BRDM-2, 2 reconnaissance vehicle BRM-1K and two 82 mm mortars.In addition, military repairs and renewals teams back to the ranks of 254 units of motor vehicles.State enterprises had four repair multiple launch rocket systems "Smerch" and one anti-aircraft gun-missile complex "Tunguska".
Thus, since the beginning of 2015 capability repair and restoration of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and field maintenance crews repaired the companies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine more than
13 thousand units of armaments and military equipment.Enterprises military-industrial complex was repaired and put to military units around 1200 units of weapon systems and the end of the year plans to put another 800 units.
And just since the beginning of the antiterrorist operation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine restored and renovated 30 thousand 209 units of armaments and military equipment.Effective implementation of the state defense order for domestic enterprises, institutions and organizations provide military offices Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
In 2015, they prokontrolyuvaly quality repair and manufacturing and accepted for the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine defense products totaling more than 4 billion 100 million UAH, and other power structures - the amount of 2 billion 800 million UAH. By providing these services to the special fund of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine counted 11 million 516.5 thousand.In addition, since the beginning of 2015 the military offices Ministry of Defence warned excessive spending of budget funds in the amount of 560.5 million.
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The representatives of over 40 organizations from different regions of Ukraine were seeking and enhancing cooperation of military and law enforcement formations while preparing and organizing joint actions during two days.
The scientific forum was held in the framework of the Second All-Ukrainian Scientific Practical Conference ‘Joint Actions of Military Formations of the State: Problems and Prospects’.
The conference participants discussed the problems of use of modern information technologies in military sphere, the morale of combat operations, training of military professionals, etc. There was also an English component of the conference dealing with foreign language insurance of state security efficiency.
Guests and participants had opportunity to visit the exposition of combat equipment, modernized weapons and new armament.