The Ukrainian Army has received the first 100 mass-produced missiles for the Vilkha multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), the Ministry of Defence reports.
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura K. Cooper and Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Alina Frolova co-chaired a meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Defense Consultations today in Kyiv.
Ukraine will spend 3% of GDP on defence in 2020, totalling UAH 135.5 billion (USD 5.5 billion), Defence Minister Andriy Zahorodniuk said during the presentation of the draft budget on 5 November.
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced that the UK will be extending its training mission to Ukraine by three years to March 2023.
In October, Ukroboronprom transferred 697 weapons and military equipment to the Ministry of Defense and the National Guard of Ukraine within the framework of state contracts.
“Ukrainian Army have a strategic interest in expanding their participation in NATO missions and the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO’s non-combat training mission in Iraq is being discussed.”
