August 2013 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
- Kiev, Moscow Finalize Deal on An-124 Heavy-Lift Plane RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2013 -- Ukraine and Russia are set to sign off on a joint production deal to modernize the An-124 heavy lift transport aircraft.
- Ukraine to Vote on EU/Customs Union Affiliation RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2013 -- Ukraine will decide through popular vote whether to sign a free-trade pact with the European Union or join the rival Russia-led Customs Union, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said.
- Cuba Gets 3rd An-158 Plane, Signs Deal for 3 More RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2013 -- Ukraine’s Antonov aircraft maker has handed over a third An-158 passenger airliner to Cuba and signed a contract for the delivery of three more.
- Russia's Plan For Ukraine: Purported Leaked Strategy Document Raises Alarm RFE/RL 20 Aug 2013 -- It has long been known that Moscow is determined to prevent Ukraine from entering into an Association Agreement with the European Union.
- India, China Interested in Ukraine's Carrier Pilot Training Site - Minister RIA Novosti 09 Aug 2013 -- India and China are interested in using Ukraine's carrier-deck pilot training site in Crimea, a senior defense official said Friday.
- Ukraine's Defense Industry Swings into Profit RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2013 -- Ukraine's state defense holding UkrOboronProm, which unites 125 domestic defense enterprises, saw its first half 2013 profits soar 520 percent to 410 million hryvna ($51.2 million) after a 97.6 million hryvna ($12.2 million) loss a year earlier, UkrOboronProm CEO Sergiy Gromov said on Wednesday.
- Pro-Tymoshenko Rally Marks Two Years Since Her Arrest RFE/RL 05 Aug 2013 -- Hundreds of opposition activists and protesters have gathered in front of a Kyiv courthouse to mark two years since jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested.
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