The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has accelerated the delivery of new weapons and military equipment to the army. The process is expected to be reduced to 20 days. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense, UNN reports .
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The acceleration became possible due to amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers' Resolution No. 345 of February 25, 2015, introduced at a government meeting on November 21 this year on the initiative of the Minister of Defense.
As a result of these changes, it is expected that the process of delivery of new models of weapons and military equipment will be reduced to 20 days, although this period may vary depending on the quality and completeness of the 11]
Previously, in order for weapons or equipment to reach the Armed Forces of Ukraine manufacturers had to go through a procedure that consisted of six stages and could take for several months. From now on, one of the longest bureaucratic obstacles has been removed. of the longest bureaucratic obstacles - the issuance of an order for approval for use. It has to be approved by various structures of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff usually took about a month.
It is noted that the updated fast track for the supply of weapons also provides for a reduction terms at other stages. In particular, testing of new weapons and and checking their combat performance will take place directly on the battlefield. on the battlefield.
In case of successful results, no additional tests are required (as was the case, for example, with the Bohdan wheeled self-propelled howitzer, which has proven itself in combat missions),
Another important change concerns the procurement of classes of drones ("micro" and "mini") for civilian or dual-purpose use, which can be converted to perform combat missions.
From now on, a state customer can purchase such unmanned vehicles even if they have not been authorized for 37] to operation and codified as a supply item.
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