UKRAINIAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY IS SUCCESSFUL

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reported on success and achievements of Ukrainian defense industry. “Ukrainian defense industry has designed modern antitank missile systems, various mortars, improved conventional munition projectiles and other weaponry,” he said at the presentation of new and upgraded samples of weaponry and military equipment of the missile and artillery military unit in…

UKRAINE: MODERN UKRAINIAN ARTILLERY WILL ENHANCE SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF SOLDIERS ON THE FRONT LINE – PETRO POROSHENKO

Antitank missile systems “Corsar” and “Stugna” – produced by UKROBORONPROM SE “Kyiv design bureau “Luch” –will strengthen security and protect soldiers on the front line. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko during the display and demonstrative shots of missiles and artillery at the proving ground of the military unit (Divychky village).…

RUSSIAN CAR MAKERS TO RECEIVE OVER $350 MLN TO LOWER PRODUCTION COSTS — PM

The funds are to enable manufacturers to reduce accumulated losses and operating costs A total of 23 bln rubles ($354.5 mln) worth of budget funds will be allocated for car makers in a move to reduce production costs, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. “The car production costs will be partially compensated for,” he…

RUSSIA: POWER MACHINES WILL MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY GENERATION EQUIPMENT FOR THE OVERHAUL OF CUBA’S MAXIMO GOMEZ TPP.

The contract for design, manufacture and supply of a turbine, a generator and a condenser for Power Unit No. 6 with the capacity of 100 MW to the Cuban TPP has been signed by Power Machines with SES Tlmace (Slovakia), the TPP’s general contractor for the overhaul. Under the contract, experts of the Russian energy…

RUSSIAN SHIPYARD FLOATS OUT THIRD GEPARD-3.9-CLASS FRIGATE FOR VIETNAM

The Zelenodolsk Shipyard delivered the first two Gepard-3.9-class frigates to the Vietnamese Navy in 2011 The third Project 11661 Gepard-3.9-class frigate designed for the Vietnamese Navy has been solemnly put afloat at the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in Tatarstan in the Volga area, a TASS correspondent reports from the scene. “We have fulfilled the obligations to the…

RUSSIA: KALASHNIKOV HAS CONTRACT FOR EXPORT OF GUIDED MISSILES VIKHR-1 – CEO

The CEO avoided disclosing the country that ordered the missiles The Kalashnikov weapons manufacturing concern has a contract for the export of guided missiles Vikhr-1, its CEO, Alexey Krivoruchko, has told the media. “We already have two new contracts for the supply of Vikhr-1 missiles – one with the Defense Ministry and the other with…