Maradva egy kicsit az ukrán utánpótlás témájánál.
Volodimir Havrilov az ukrán fegyverkezésért felelős miniszter-helyettes interjút adott az amerikai Nemzeti védelmiipari egyesület (
National Defense Industrial Association) lapjának. Ebből néhány részlet (9.20.):
“We had a number of meetings here with different companies and also been introduced to some new designs and developments especially in ammunition and demining,” he said. Ridding the nation of mines and unexploded ordnance will be a long running concern after the conflict, he said.
Meanwhile, ammunition is a persistent need.
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The U.S. military and industry are working on next generation capabilities, which are appealing to Ukraine,
but will not be ready to help the current fight, he said. However, there are plenty of existing technologies that Ukraine needs.
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To maintain the momentum gained from the counteroffensive, Ukraine needs large volumes of ammunition and drones, he said.
“But most importantly, it's about the relationship with the industry here, because U
.S. industry is capable, with the right investments, to increase dramatically ... production,” he said.
He expressed confidence that even if the war is prolonged,
U.S. industry has the will and capability to keep supplies coming, if the political, regulatory and financial environment is favorable, he said. “Industry here is very motivated and just ready to assist us and
they're only waiting for right signal from the politicians here from the government,” he added.
Ukraine recognizes the challenge for the United States in providing weapons and ammunition and balancing the country’s needs to maintain certain inventories and to have production capacity to backfill what the United States provides to Ukraine, he said.
He noted that prior to the war, the U.S. industrial base had been spooled down and perhaps the war will help the United States regain its defense industrial superiority.
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“But of course, because of the new weapon systems … we received from the United States, first of all, and from our partners in Europe, with a guaranteed supply of artillery and ammunition at the same time,” he said. That allowed Ukraine to stop the Russian advance.
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Ukraine captured more than 100 tanks, more than 100 armored vehicles “and huge numbers of ammunition, which is in deficit in our military,” he said.
“That is a signal that is that Russian army is in decline in terms of the morale and readiness,” and the country is not able to restore weapons production because of sanctions and economic weakness, he added.
JUST IN: Ukraine Looks to U.S. Defense Industry to Secure Victory
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