U.S.-Ukraine military cooperation

George1 wrote:Ukroboronprom to shift to NATO arms production standards by 2019
20:11 April 8, 2015 Interfax

State Concern Ukroboronprom will begin the transition to NATO standards in the production of armaments and military hardware in 2015. The process will be complete in late 2018, the concern press service said.

The reform will be based on a roadmap of the defense industry standardization in 2015-2018 elaborated by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and NATO.

The roadmap includes training of standardization specialists of Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff with support from the Ukraine-NATO Trust Fund.

"In addition, the document presents a tool of assistance to the introduction of modern mechanisms controlling the life cycle of defense products and the NATO system of product compliance verification," the concern said.

The roadmap of the defense industry standardization in 2015-2018 was drawn up after a seminar dedicated to Ukraine-NATO cooperation in standardization policy held in Kiev in late March and early April. The seminar was attended by representatives of Ukraine, Poland and the Czech Republic.

- http://rbth.com/news/2015/04/08/ukroboronprom_to_shift_to_nato_arms_production_standards_by_2019_45075.html)

In other words, a plan to convert and modernize ~15% of their defense industry to NATO standards, and shut down & sell-off the rest.

"NATO system of product compliance verification" - that's already code-speak for saying that a hell of a lot of production is going to get the cut.

"Радар от американского беспилотника ТАLS стоимостью $215 тыс украли с Яворовского полигона во Львовской области двое местных жителей, сообщает LifeNews. Злоумышленники собирались сдать дорогостоящую технику на металлолом. Правоохранителям удалось задержать преступников, которыми оказались двое местных жителей, радар вернули на полигон. По словам сотрудников правоохранительных органов, стоимость радара оценивается в $215 тыс. В связи с инцидентом возбуждено уголовное дело по статье «Кража». Злоумышленникам грозит лишение свободы от семи до двенадцати лет с конфискацией имущества. В настоящее время на Яворовском полигоне проходит шестимесячный курс обучения украинских военных под руководством инструкторов из США. Во второй половине апреля 2015 года в Международный центр миротворчества и безопасности прибыло формирование американских сухопутных войск, созданное из подразделений 173-й воздушно-десантной бригады общей численностью более 300 военнослужащих. Необходимую технику американцы привезли с собой."

Long story short seems that some Ukraine citizens stole certain electronic equipment from Ukraine military base worth 215.000USD that was hosting American instructors too. Apparently they have been already arrested. Partisans ?

"Ukrainian state-run defense company Ukroboronprom said on Monday, September 21, 2015, it had agreed a joint venture with U.S. defense group Textron Inc to upgrade military vehicles for Ukraine's army. Under the deal, Textron Inc will upgrade Ukraine's Humvee vehicles with high-protection armor, Ukroboronprom said in a statement.

While the U.S. government has agreed to give Ukraine equipment such as radar, and training, this is the first sale of military hardware by a U.S. company, industry sources said. The company gave no financial details of the deal. The United States gave Ukraine 30 Humvees earlier this year. In total, the US plans to send 200 regular Humvees, radios, counter-mortar radars and other non-lethal equipment worth $75 million. In March 2015, The US House of Representatives voted 348-48 in favour of putting pressure on Obama to ship “lethal defensive weapon systems” to help Kiev forces defend against Russian “aggression”. Ukraine has been pushing Western nations to supply it with weapons but so far countries like France and the United States say they will only supply non-lethal equipment.The venture will be a boost for Ukroboronprom which was forced to cut exports to Russia, a major customer, following the outbreak of conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east."



Source: http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/us_company_textron_will_upgraded_humvee_tactical_vehicle_for_ukrainian_army_12409152.html

"U.S. President Barack Obama authorized a deal to send $20 million of sophisticated radar equipment to Ukraine, Business Insider reported Wednesday. The Pentagon had been discussing the radar for months, but it wasn't until a high-profile meeting between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin that Obama decided to finalize the deal. U.S. President Barack Obama authorized a deal to send $20 million of sophisticated radar equipment to Ukraine, Business Insider reported Wednesday. The Pentagon had been discussing the radar for months, but it wasn't until a high-profile meeting between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin that Obama decided to finalize the deal.

The equipment to be provided by the U.S. will be AN/TPQ-36 radar systems that can target the point of origin of missiles from between 18-24 kilometers (11-15 miles) away. The equipment is so precise that it can originate the location of a missile or artillery weapon after a single shot.Nearly 75 percent of the fatalities experienced on the Ukrainian side, according Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, have been because of artillery or missile attacks, and the new radar equipment could be a game changer for the Ukrainian military. The Ukrainian military was attacked by pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass region Wednesday, the Kyiv Post reported. No fatalities have been reported from Wednesday's attack.



The U.S. decision to send the radar could have very significant consequences for the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, some experts said. "Washington's willingness to move forward with radars sends a clear signal that the U.S. may consider sending lethal weapons should the Minsk II process fail," said Adrian Karatnycky, an analyst for the Atlantic Council, a defense and security think tank. "In the long term, the West must help Ukraine's arms industry modernize, which can be modeled on the successful efforts undertaken in Poland and other Central European states," Karatnycky said."

How many is 20mil of these radars idk, some old price from late 90s says one costs 1,5million USD, but that probably different by now.

Source: http://www.armyrecognition.com/october_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/us_to_send_20$_million_of_sophisticated_radar_an/tpq-36_to_ukraine_4011020152.html

sepheronx wrote:Not very impressive. This isnt first systems sent to Ukraine, and proved quite useless for them. But Uncle Sham is sending them anyway to show support.

Good waste of money though

AN/TPQ-49 yeah, they lost one due to artillery fire FIRST time they tried to use them, one was badly damaged in transport, one was captured by rebels in Debaltsevo somewhere in early 2015. They were due to get 20 of them in total, however i am not sure how far did it go.



Captured one

Ukraine, US Plan to Launch Jointly-Developed Space Rocket in Coming Months

http://sputniknews.com/science/20160705/1042435813/ukraine-us-rocket-launch.html

Although not defence related but it could be if they use them to launch military satelites which i think may just happen. Looks Like the US could be getting a replacement for its Russian sourced rocket engines

http://echelon-defense.com/2016/09/12/us-to-help-ukraine-strengthen-its-military-according-to-a-new-agreement/

Out of curiosity, why have you not put this in the main Ukraine thread?

As that thread is the one with the legs, this thread is just going to be lost in the noise.

APU plans to install tanks T-64 and T-72 digital VHF radio Turkish Aselsan