Ukraine defense giant to start switching to NATO standards in 2019

REUTERS Starting 2019, enterprises that are part of Ukraine&#39;s military-industrial complex will begin implementing NATO principles and standards, according to the press service of Ukroboronprom, a state-owned defense concern. The decision was made during the meeting of the 27th Ukraine-NATO Joint Working Group. “Besides, practical implementation of NATO technical standards in the production of weapons and military equipment in Ukraine will begin in 2019. This will significantly improve quality of Ukrainian weapons and ensure mutual compatibility of the combat systems of Ukraine and Allies,” the report reads. The press service added that, to accelerate transition to new standards, in the summer of 2019, NATO technical experts will visit Ukroboronprom enterprises that are part of aircraft building and radiolocation clusters. Read alsoUkraine&#39;s new guided projectile Kvitnyk ready for testing Completion of adaptation procedures and full implementation of NATO standards in defense industry regulations is scheduled for late 2020. As UNIAN reported earlier, on Nov 22, 2018, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine&#39;s Parliament, adopted in first reading a presidential bill on amendments to the Constitution regarding the strategic course of the state for obtaining full membership of Ukraine in the European Union and NATO (No. 9037). The bill proposes that Ukraine&#39;s irreversible course toward European and Euro-Atlantic integration be stipulated in the preamble of the Fundamental Law along with the confirmation of European identity of the Ukrainian people. Clause 14 of Section 15 "Transitional Provisions" is proposed to be excluded from the Constitution. It says that the use of existing military bases on the territory of Ukraine for the temporary stationing of foreign military formations is possible on a lease basis in the manner determined by international treaties of Ukraine ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Ukraine defense giant to start switching to NATO standards in 2019

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