Ukraine

Ukraine’s defence industry now meets more than 50 per cent of the Defence Forces’ needs for weapons and military equipment, following a sharp rise in production capacity during the full-scale war. Manufacturing capacity has increased 50-fold to reach 50 billion US dollars, reflecting what officials describe as unprecedented growth.

Ukraine’s defence industry meets over half of Armed Forces’ needs and expands joint production with Europe, ministry says

Ukraine’s defence industry now meets more than 50 per cent of the Defence Forces’ needs for weapons and military equipment, following a sharp rise in production capacity during the full-scale war.

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In the mid-December, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) handed over a fourth (and last) fire unit of MIM-104 Patriot (PDB-8) PAC-3 MSE air and missile defence system (in Swedish Armed Forces called “Luftvärnssystem 103” or “LvS103”) to the Swedish Army. Furthermore, the recent days, Sweden submitted an order for an additional set of Patriot system interceptors.

Ukraine calls Patriot its most effective air and missile defense system, seeks faster interceptor deliveries

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is working with international partners to accelerate the delivery of missiles for U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile systems, which it describes as the most effective air defense systems in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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