Ukraine to receive two new patrol boats from United States 2 min read
Ukraine will receive two new Mark VI patrol boats from the United States, according to the Army Inform agency of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine, citing Pentagon data.
According to the Pentagon s official website, the construction of the first batch of ships will be finished by December 2022.
The boats will be constructed by SAFE Boats International LLC (Bremerton, Washington). The construction will cost nearly $20 million.
The customer from the United States is the Command of Naval Systems, and the funding is carried out under the program to strengthen the defense of Ukraine, according to Army Inform.
Friday, 26 March 2021, 22:52
Defense Ministry, Armed Forces fulfilled tasks for 2020 - Taran
23.12.2020 13:39
Ukrinform
Defense Minister Andriy Taran says that the tasks set for the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2020 have been fulfilled.
He said this during an extended meeting of the Board of the Defense Ministry, the ministry’s press service reports. Despite the pandemic and new challenges facing the state in 2020, the tasks set for the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been fulfilled in general. In 2021, the efforts of the Defense Ministry will be focused primarily on internal transformation processes on a Euro-Atlantic basis. The Defense Ministry of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine remain committed to reforms aimed at bringing the Armed Forces closer to NATO norms and standards,” said Taran.
Ukraine s Defense Ministry makes agreements with Turkish companies on supply of corvettes, drones 1 min read
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran signed agreements with Turkish companies on the transfer of technology and production of corvettes and unmanned attack aircraft systems for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on its website on Monday, the signing took place within the visit of the Turkish delegation to Ukraine, headed by President of Defence Industries of Turkey Ismail Demir.
According to Taran, first of all, this is about projects designed to radically enhance the combat capabilities of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to improve security in the area of the Black and Azov Seas.