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Ukrainian defense industry is comprised of enterprises of various patterns of ownership which are subordinated to different government agencies, which already participate in government contracts relating to the State Defense Procurement Order, and which are directly involved in or perform sub-contracted works under Ukraine’s international military cooperation programs.
Ukrainian defense industry is comprised of enterprises of various patterns of
ownership which are subordinated to different government agencies, which
already participate in government contracts relating to the State Defense
Procurement Order, and which are directly involved in or perform sub-contracted
works under Ukraine’s international military cooperation programs.
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defenSe<br />
provided with sustained busi-<br />
eXpoRt<br />
BeARINgs<br />
For Ukraine’s defense industry,<br />
2012 had started with a very<br />
optimistic note. The media distributed<br />
an ambitious statement<br />
by an Ukroboroprom’s official<br />
to the effect that “as a result<br />
of the successful conclusion<br />
of external contracts worth<br />
a total of USD 5 billion, the domestic<br />
defense industry will be<br />
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ness during the next three to<br />
five years”. This seems to be<br />
proven by relatively active operations<br />
by some of Ukrainian<br />
companies.<br />
In the armored military vehicles<br />
and motor vehicles sectors,<br />
Ukrainian manufacturers were<br />
busy performing a number of<br />
large export contracts, the implementation<br />
of which was of<br />
crucial importance for the defense<br />
industry. This is about<br />
contracts to deliver second<br />
batch of BTR-4 wheeled armored<br />
personnel carriers to Iraq, supply<br />
200 upgraded T-72B main<br />
battle tanks (MBTs) to Ethiopia<br />
and build and deliver BTR-3E1<br />
armored fighting vehicles and<br />
Oplot MBTs to Thailand.<br />
In addition, there were a<br />
number of other projects, including<br />
the deployment of a<br />
five-year cooperative program<br />
with Egypt to upgrade BTR OT-<br />
62 “Topaz” armored vehicles.<br />
48<br />
BTr-3Е1<br />
was sent<br />
to Thailand in<br />
2012 under the<br />
contract for<br />
production and<br />
delivery<br />
of armored<br />
vehicles
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