How it started
History
Ukroboronprom was created in 2010 by presidential and ministerial decrees.
In September 2013, Ukroboronprom was structured into five divisions: aircraft industry and aircraft maintenance; precision weaponry and munition; armoured vehicles, automotive equipment, engineering and special equipment; shipbuilding and marine facilities; radar, radio communications and air defense systems.
In 2016 Ukroboronprom signed a memorandum of cooperation with the former head of the Agency for Defence Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) Anthony Tetter. He became an advisor on the long-term development of the conglomerate.
Ukroboronprom was the first among Ukrainian industrial giants to launch a system of e-procurement, officially started in October 2014. The conglomerate claims they saved US$304.8 million in 2015, and in 2016 – ₴476.6 million.
Ukroboronprom increased its production and began to provide Ukraine's Armed Forces with modernized weaponry. In 2017, Ukroboronprom completed the State Defence Order and conveyed 3,673 units of weapons and equipment to the security agencies of the country, including 2,053 new and upgraded ones.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ukrainian Defense Industry, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2