Defense accounted for 1.5% of GDP growth this year - Kamyshin
Kyiv • UNN
According to Minister Kamyshyn, Ukraine's defense industry contributed to GDP growth by 1.5% through the creation of joint ventures and increased production, particularly of drones and ammunition.
Defense accounted for 1.5% of Ukraine's GDP growth this year. About the work of the Ministry of Strategic Industries and UkrOboronProm in 2023 in a Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin in a telegram of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin, reports UNN.
Out of 4.9% of Ukraine's GDP growth in 2023, 1.5% has already been contributed by our defense industry. The defense industry is already becoming the engine of economic recovery, and it is only gaining momentum. У We have the first joint venture with a large German concern, and there are a number of other forms of cooperation with foreign partners. We continue to attract foreign companies to Ukrainian production, to create the #Arsenal of the Free World in Ukraine.
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Kamyshin noted that the forecast of "a million fpv drones per year" is quite realistic. realistic. He added that Ukraine also plans to produce more than 10,000 medium-range medium-range drones and a thousand long-range drones.
The Minister of Strategic Industry spoke about strengthening of other areas of the Ukrainian defense industry.
Mortar shells were produced 42 (!) times more than last year. We started producing ammunition for small arms, 73 mm and 125 mm shells, VOG-17, VOG-25, as well as factory-made ammunition for UAVs.
According to Kamyshin, the production rate of the Ukrainian Bohdan air defense system this year has reached the level of the world's defense industry giants. In addition, our manufacturers managed to double the production of Stugons.
The Ukrainian defense industry also has a lot of achievements in terms of its own developments.
Together with American partners, we launched FrankenSAM, a program where our ingenious engineers combine Soviet air defense launchers with missiles NATO standards and vice versa. This is what I meant when I said that the best result comes from cooperation. I am grateful to our partners for such cooperation!
The Minister of Strategic Industry noted the positive growth and development of the Ukrainian defense industry. of the Ukrainian defense industry and expressed optimistic forecasts for the next year.
For me, this year was about growth and development, despite everything: shelling, lack of funds, shortage of components. Together with the team, we were able to accelerate the production capacity of our defense industry. ... Nowadays there are more than 500 production facilities in Ukraine, employing 300,000 people. ... This is is a real #railway_team, and I thank each of them for this year. The next year will be even harder, but also more productive. Because our military needs more weapons. more weapons. We have already increased our production capacity for the next year by six times. There will be more products, more partnerships, more contracts.
