{"id":12522,"date":"2018-02-07T20:41:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=12522"},"modified":"2018-02-09T08:04:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T08:04:18","slug":"ukraine-s-shield-and-sword-defense-industry-s-main-achievements-in-2017-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/ukraine-s-shield-and-sword-defense-industry-s-main-achievements-in-2017-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s shield and sword: defense industry\u2019s main achievements in 2017 Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Part I of our review of the main achievements of Ukraine\u2019s defense industry in 2017 in its armored vehicle, aviation, and shipbuilding branches, precision-guided munitions, radio positioning and communication technology, and air defense systems. We\u2019ve reviewed the 2017 performance of more than one hundred Ukroboronprom production facilities, dozens of plants represented in the Ukraine Defense Industry League, Ukraine Munition and Military Equipment Manufacturers Association, some Ukrainian developers and defense industry plants. We have gathered and analyzed a lot of open-source information to demonstrate that Ukraine is rapidly developing its military technology potential and improving the defense capacity of its army against the backdrop of Russia\u2019s aggression. A strong army is needed for the liberation of the national territory, after all. \u201cYou can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

The first part of our review is dedicated to the achievements of Ukraine defense industry\u2019s armored vehicle branch tasked with developing the powerful strike force for the state.<\/p>\n

Armored vehicles, artillery, special-purpose equipment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2017, Malyshev Plant, one of flagships of the Ukrainian defense industry, proceeded actively with the rehabilitation of Bulat main battle tanks (MBT) delivered for repair from the zone of military operations in the East of Ukraine. As of November 2017, 53 combat vehicles were put in operation<\/a> with further 12 still under repair. In July 2017,\u00a0the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC)\u00a0implemented<\/a>\u00a0a decree on Urgent Measures to Finance Ukraine National Security and Defense Needs providing for the allocation of UAH\u00a0300\u00a0million for the supply of modern Ukrainian Oplot tanks to the Ukrainian Army. Earlier, they were only produced for export.<\/p>\n

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Oplot main battle tank<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to Oleksandr Turchynov, NSDC Secretary, the 2018 state defense order\u00a0calls for<\/a>\u00a0building at least 10 tanks of this kind. The plant has also started with scheduled maintenance and upgrades of T-84 \u2013 the predecessors of the newer Oplots.<\/p>\n

A batch of T-80GP tanks refurbished by Kharkiv Armored Vehicle Plant\u00a0was supplied<\/a>\u00a0to the Ukrainian Army units in the battle zone.<\/p>\n

The plant rebuilt their engines, transmissions, and chassis. The tanks were equipped with modern electronic hardware and fire control systems, as well as with improved defense systems. These tanks have a 1,250\u00a0hp gas turbine engine capable of accelerating the heavy vehicles to 70\u00a0km\/h and earning them the \u201cFlying Tanks\u201d nickname. Currently, there is a tank company armed with such tanks in each of the five brigades of the Ukrainian Army\u2019s Air Assault Troops.<\/p>\n

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T-80 main battle tank<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moreover, Kharkiv Armored Vehicle Plant is revamping and repairing T-64 MBTs with all their modifications. According to preliminary data, the plant delivered at least 50 rebuilt tanks to the Ukrainian Army in 2017.<\/p>\n

This is a video clip with a T-64 rebuilt by Kharkiv Armor Repair Plant being tested before the delivery to the Army.<\/p>\n