Jaroslaw Adamowski
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 05:08
Yuriy Biriukov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, says the ministry must raise its budget to some 100 billion hryvnia (US $4.65 billion) per year to increase the number of professional troops in the armed forces.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 13:00
Russia and Argentina are eyeing a deal under which Moscow would lease 12 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer aircraft to Buenos Aires in return for beef and wheat, the London-based paper Sunday Express has claimed. As a result, the British Defence Ministry has reportedly launched a review of the air defenses of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 09:22
Poland’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to acquire AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missiles (JASSMs) for its fleet of 48 F-16 fighter jets. The contract is worth about US $250 million, the ministry said in a statement.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 04:37
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled plans to acquire more than 150 new aircraft and helicopters in 2015 as part of plans to bolster and modernize the country’s Air Force.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 07:53
As the conflict in Ukraine continues to upset the security balance in Eastern Europe, the governments in Poland and Romania are increasingly eager to establish the US Aegis Ashore missile defense system and provide ballistic missile coverage against Russia for eastern and southern NATO members.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 06:31
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek has announced plans by his country to supply arms to the Kurdish forces in northern Iraq to support their battle against the Islamic State terror group.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 06:32
The contract for 36 aircraft is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016, a source close to the deal told local business daily Kommersant.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 09:58
Ukraine’s leading defense group, Ukroboronprom, announced it has signed a contract to deliver 50 T-64BV-1 main battle tanks worth about 100 million hryvnia (US $11.5 million) to a foreign country that the company did not identify.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 13:34
Poland’s Ministry of Defense has supplied arms to the Malian Army, the ministry said in a statement. The Polish Army operates in Mali as part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM).