09:48 06.04.2015

Ukrainian defense industry supplies modern equipment to army - Poroshenko

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Ukrainian defense industry supplies modern equipment to army - Poroshenko

Ukrainian drones will increase the battle ability of the army, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.

"Today you see tests of first Ukrainian drones which have been taken to the assembly line and which have combat tactic characteristics and increase the quality of weapon employment by Ukrainian Armed Forces," he said in the training center of the National Guard of Ukraine in Novi Petrivtsi (Kyiv region) on Saturday.

"We saw newest combat modules which after upgrade and taking into account experience of their use in combat operations will be installed on combat vehicles. These modules are made at Ukrainian plants, thermal cameras and stabilizers are used. Precision and reliability is the characteristics of Ukrainian combat equipment today," the president said.

He said that among equipment exhibited there are samples made abroad. They will be equipped with Ukrainian combat modules and used in eastern Ukraine.

"This goes to Ukrainian assault unites, landing units that showed good results in the ATO zone," the president added.

A new automatic grenade launcher and various types of ammunition will be sent to the Ukrainian troops.

He said that ammunition production is being developed at Ukrainian defense enterprises.

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