Executive Director of the “League of Defense Companies of Ukraine» mr. Valentin Badrak, at the II Ukrainian Forum on Defense and Security April 27, 2017, stated that “liberalization of the arms market in Ukraine is vital need for security and defense of Ukraine, the implementation of which may help provide armed forces and other military formations of the state of modern weapons and equipment by 50%. The remaining 50% can be achieved only through military-technical cooperation with foreign countries. ” According to Valentine Badrak, it is necessary to create a success story for the development of MTC with the EU and NATO and equipment at the expense of the Armed Forces and IVF advanced high-tech weapons and equipment of foreign manufacture.
Speaking at the forum, Badrak said that at present three years of war there is no project implemented in VTS in the interests of the Ukrainian army. “Liberalization is especially true for military-technical cooperation. Even if the state defense order was 10 times, we would still could not rely on the fact that the army needs to be secured by more than 50%. For 100% of the full work should military cooperation as the only way of getting foreign investment and technology. It VTS could move the situation and start the process of upgrading the system Ukrainian Army “, – said Valentin Badrak.
Also, the expert stressed that Ukraine should create success stories in the field of military-technical cooperation with the EU and NATO and equipment at the expense of its own armed forces with advanced high-tech weapons and equipment of foreign manufacture. He added that Ukraine has to prove that it is ready to MTC with foreign states.
Badrak an example implementation task of ensuring Ukraine Armed Forces VHF communication means marked that Kyiv risk reputation as a reliable partner in MTC, showing inconsistency in agreements with Paris and Ankara. In particular, noting the significance of the PTS as an exceptional tool in re-equipment of the Armed Forces, the expert expressed concern about Ukrainian side viewing adopted in 2015 at the highest political level decided to organize technological and industrial cooperation with Ukraine in the production of Tactical Communication within the VTS the French Thales. Assuming that the review could be made “under pressure” third party, he said, the French side has canceled a scheduled April meeting of the bilateral commission on military-technical cooperation. “Furthermore, – the head TSDAKR – Ukrainian side has studied all the proposals and chose a partner for technology and creation of a production of communication – a Turkish company Aselsan – yet again demonstrates the” attempts “to review the agreement.” The expert added on though it is “not without the pressure of a foreign state,” the military-political leadership of Ukraine “has to save face and image of the state and the army properly rearm.”