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Building complex PAC-3 Patriot missiles in Ukraine may face massive hurdles — Bloomberg

Producing interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine under a U.S. license will not be easy or fast, as setting up the process will take years, Bloomberg wrote on July 8.

9 July, 12:20 PM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strikes on Russian arms plant, refinery

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Saransk Mechanical Plant in Russia's Mordovia Republic and the Makhachkala Oil Refinery in Dagestan overnight, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 04:17 PM

Ukraine to allow arms sales in limited quantities

Kyiv will establish mechanisms for tightly controlled exports of Ukrainian-made weapons, reinvesting the revenue into the domestic defense industry, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 10:45 PM

Denmark to spend $78 million on joint arms production with Ukraine

Copenhagen and Kyiv have struck a deal to host Ukrainian defense manufacturing facilities on Danish soil, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on June 24.

24 June 2025, 08:33 PM

Russia prepares for prolonged confrontation with NATO, may launch war by 2030

Western security services believe that Russia is preparing for a long-term confrontation with NATO and may initiate military operations against alliance member states before 2030, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 9.

10 June 2025, 10:23 AM

Russia may soon launch 1,000 Shaheds per strike, Ukrainian intel warns

Russia plans to ramp up its Shahed drone production to 500 units a day, allowing it to launch as many as 1,000 drones in a single strike, according to documents obtained by Ukraine’s military intelligence, The Economist reported on May 25.

26 May 2025, 10:32 AM

Ukraine launches Nebokray mobile workshops for battlefield drones

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has officially approved the deployment of Nebokray mobile UAV workshops for use at the fronlines, the officials wrote on May 14.

14 May 2025, 02:42 PM

Ukraine builds 'Plan B' amid uncertainty over Trump's peace plan

Ukraine is preparing a "Plan B" and accelerating its domestic weapons production in case President Trump's proposed peace deal with Russia collapses, Bild reported on April 28.

28 April 2025, 02:41 PM

Over 40% of Ukrainian arms made domestically, Zelenskyy says

More than 40% of all military equipment in use on the battlefield was manufactured in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 16.

16 April 2025, 08:40 PM

Ukraine’s war-forged arsenal: How battlefield innovation is reshaping the global arms race

The key question: Can Ukraine’s military tech meet the front line’s needs — and propel the country into a leadership role in the global arms market?

3 April 2025, 11:49 AM

Cheaper and faster to fund local arms manufacturing in Ukraine, Denmark says

Providing military aid to Kyiv can yield results faster and at lower costs by funding domestic weapons production in Ukraine, Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish Deputy PM and Defense Minister, said on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 11:37 PM

Russia may face supply issues in Shahed drone manufacturing – ISW

Russia’s production rate of Shahed drones may be declining due to potential supply chain difficulties, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Feb. 12 report.

13 February 2025, 09:56 AM

Ramstein summit: Kyiv pushes for faster arms delivery and production

The 26th meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group, chaired for the first time by Great Britain, has begun at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported on Telegram on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 11:27 AM

Ukraine to focus on long-term defense contracts to stabilize materiel production, says PM Shmyhal

The Ukrainian government is working on a mechanism for long-term contracts for defense enterprises to ensure stable production of weapons and ammunition, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a Cabinet meeting on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 07:51 PM

NATO aiming to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP

NATO is planning to set new, more ambitious targets for weapons production, which could require raising the defense spending benchmark to 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP), Bloomberg reported on Dec. 11, citing sources.

11 December 2024, 02:56 PM

Zelenskyy announces testing of new missiles following military command meeting

On Dec. 3, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff, focusing on domestic weapons production reports.

3 December 2024, 08:40 PM

Russia expanding missile engine production plants — satellite photos

Russia is expanding five facilities producing solid-fuel rocket engines, according to satellite images taken by Maxar Technologies in July, September, and October 2024.

19 November 2024, 12:13 AM

Ukraine scales up Neptune missile production — Defense Minister

Ukraine has launched serial production of its R-360 Neptune cruise missiles, manufacturing the first 100 units on the new assembly lines this year, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 09:52 PM

Ukraine to launch three joint ventures with European arms manufacturers

Ukraine is in the final stages of establishing three new joint ventures with European arms manufacturers, Deputy PM and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told Reuters on Nov. 12.

12 November 2024, 10:12 PM

Ukraine underutilizing its defense industry by up to 50%, expert says

Ukraine is still not making full use of its domestic defense industry, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former adviser to Ukraine's defense minister and a corresponding member of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), told NV Radio on Oct. 29.

30 October 2024, 02:12 AM

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