Defense industry of Ukraine

Ukroboronprom is a state association of major defense conglomerates in Ukraine.

The defense industry of Ukraine is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Ukraine. Before the start of the War in Donbas, it was mostly used as part of Ukraine’s arms export market. However, it has leaned significantly towards increased Ukrainian military procurement since then.

In 2012, Ukraine's export-oriented arms industry had reached the status of world's 4th largest arms exporter.[1] Since the start of the war in Donbas, Ukraine's military industry has focused more on its internal arms market and as a result slipped to the 9th spot among top global arms exporters by 2015,[2] 11th spot by 2018,[3] and the 12th spot among global arms exporters by 2019.[4]

In 2019, the main importers of Ukrainian weapons were India, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.[5]

  1. ^ Interfax-Ukraine (March 18, 2013). "Ukraine world's 4th largest arms exporter in 2012, according to SIPRI". KyivPost. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ SIPRI - Ukraine among world's ten largest arms exporters
  3. ^ Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Fact Sheet, March 2018, TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS, 2017
  4. ^ UNIAN: Ukraine ranks 12th among 25 largest arms exporters
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