UONGO.
Taja silaha wanazotengeneza Ukraine.
Mwaka jana waliuza silaha zenye thamani ya kiasi gani na kwenye nchi zipi?
The
defense industry of
Ukraine is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Ukraine. After working for several decades mostly for the arms export markets, in 2014 it has moved significantly into increased Ukrainian military procurement since the start of the
war in Donbas.
Ukroboronprom is a state association of major defense conglomerates in Ukraine.
Prior to 2014, Ukraine's export-oriented arms industry had reached the status of world's 4th largest arms exporter in 2012.
[1] Since the start of the War in Donbas, Ukraine's military industry has focused more on its internal arms market and as a result slipped to the 9th spot among top global arms exporters by 2015,
[2] 11th spot by 2018
[3] and the 12th spot among global arms exporters by 2019.
[4]
In 2019 the main importers of Ukrainian weapons were
India,
Saudi Arabia and
Turkey.
[5]
Soviet R-9 Desna ICBM and
T-34 tank on display at the
Central Armed Forces Museum (
Russia), both where designed and manufactured in current Ukraine
Ukraine's defense industry was a major part of the
Soviet defense industry, responsible for 30% of Soviet defense production and 40% of its scientific research.
[6] Most
Soviet ICBMs were actually built at the
Yuzhmash plant in the Ukrainian city of
Dnipro.
[7] Russia's only aircraft carrier was also built in the
Ukrainian SSR, as well as a number of other Russian military ships.
At the time
Ukraine declared independence in 1991, the country had 1,840 defense enterprises and research centers that employed close to 2.7 million people.
[6] A number of facilities had unique capabilities such as shipbuilding and missile production.
[6] But it was not a cohesive defense industry, but rather fragments of the defense industry of the
Soviet Union.
[6]
From 1992 to 1996 113 Ukrainian enterprises were engaged in dual-use goods, including weapons.
[5] The lack of clear legislation resulted in an arms market where everyone earned what he could and how he could, including in semi-illegal schemes.
[5] The state took control of Ukraine's defense industry in October 1996, creating the concern
Ukrspetsexport.
[5]
Kwa hiyo nakukusisistizia kua Ukraine sio sawa na Iraq kabisa kijeshi,
Ukraine ilimzidi mbali Sana kijeshi na kiviwanda Iraq ya Sadam huseini.
Hivyo Marekani na washirika wake walipigana na nchi dhaifu sana ya Iraq tofauti na Urusi peke yake inapigana na nchi yenye Nguvu sana kijeshi Ukraine Huku ikisaidiwa na nchi zote zenye nguvu ya kijeshi duniani .all military global powers