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95-428: The concern includes enterprises that operate in the development, manufacture, sale, repair, modernization and disposal of weapons, military and special equipment and ammunition, and participating in military-technical cooperation with foreign states. In 2021, Ukroboronprom was under state reform and was expected to cease to exist and reform into main two holdings of Defence Holding and Aerospace Holding. "Ukroboronprom"

190-453: A distress signal had been sent from Moskva that day, and a Turkish ship responded, evacuating 54 personnel from the cruiser at 2 am, before she sank at 3 am. According to him, there were 485 crew on board, of whom 66 were officers. It was not known how many had survived. Ukrainian sources reported on 15 April that some of Moskva ' s crew were killed, including First Rank Captain (NATO OF-5, US O-6) Anton Kuprin (age 43),

285-462: A D-20 howitzer in the Donbas. Ukroboronprom has also confirmed this on social media. Aerospace manufacturer An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing , building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft , aircraft parts , missiles , rockets , or spacecraft . Aerospace is a high technology industry. The aircraft industry

380-406: A Russian military journalist and an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, a Ukrainian Bayraktar disabled Moskva’s radar station, rendering it unable to detect and intercept incoming missiles. However, Babchenko has not provided the source of such information." Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen makes a case that operator fatigue could have been a significant factor. With such systems active,

475-564: A Ukrainian official said the drone "diverted" or "distracted" the crew, but David Hambling, a technology journalist writing in Forbes , considered this unlikely, since the ship's anti-drone and anti-missile defenses were provided by two different systems: the long-range SA-N-6 Grumble (S-300F) missiles against the drone and the multibarreled AK-630 cannons against the Neptune missiles. Several reports were consistent with Bayraktar drones being in

570-592: A factory for the production of ammunition that will be held to NATO standards. On 17 October, following the October 2022 Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian targets, Ukroboronprom Concern and the Come Back Alive Foundation independently announced the preparations of a weapon that could "create explosions in Moscow" with a range of up to 1000 kilometres and equipped with a 75 kilogram warhead. It

665-572: A graduate of the International Institute of Management (MiM-Kyiv), headed "Ukroboronprom" since 4 June 2014. As a result of his activity, "Ukroboronprom" finally became profitable by the end of 2014. At the end-year 2014 "Ukroboronprom" fulfilled all government contracts by 100%. During the second half of the year 2014, the enterprises of the Concern created more than 2000 jobs and 13 more enterprises became profitable. Moreover, over

760-502: A larger effort by Ukraine to manufacture ammunition as Western donors feel the "pinch" in their own stockpiles. Ten employees have been killed thus far during the war. Production sites have had to be dispersed to avoid destruction. The company spokesperson said that "The emergence of this shell is the first product of our joint cooperation with a country from the (NATO) alliance. It will not end with shells, we will soon show you other products produced with partner countries," On 21 March 2023

855-551: A new modification of the aircraft for the marine patrol. At the 13th International exhibition of military equipment "IDEF-2017" in Istanbul, "Ukroboronprom" introduced a new portable grenade launcher. In 2017, "Ukroboronprom" successfully implemented a number of international projects. Together with the American company Aeroscraft , it introduced the automatic carbine M4-WAC-47 according to NATO standards. It can be adapted for

950-463: A non disclosure agreement. The statement said: "We are creating joint defense enterprises, building closed-cycle ammunition production lines, jointly producing armored vehicles and multiple launch rocket systems, and jointly developing new high-tech weapons. To do this, we use both existing facilities and newly created ones in safe places," On 1 January 2023, the first domestically made Ukrainian 152 mm artillery shells has been seen being fired from

1045-422: A similar alliance with either Embraer with its E-jet E2 or Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and its MRJ . On 21 December, Boeing and Embraer confirmed to be discussing a potential combination with a transaction subject to Brazilian government regulators, the companies' boards and shareholders approvals. The weight of Airbus and Boeing could help E2 and CSeries sales but the 100-150 seats market seems slow. As

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1140-515: A special program to restore U.S. competitiveness across all U.S. industries, Project Socrates , contributed to employment growth as the U.S. aerospace industry captured 72 percent of world aerospace market. By 1999 U.S. share of the world market fell to 52 percent. In the European Union , aerospace companies such as Airbus , Safran , BAE Systems , Thales , Dassault , Saab AB , Terma A/S , Patria Plc and Leonardo are participants in

1235-657: A system of e-procurement. Its official start was in October 2014. The concern claims they saved US$ 304.8 million in 2015, and in 2016 – ₴476.6 million. Ukroboronprom increased its production and began to provide Ukraine's Armed Forces with modernized weaponry. In 2017, Ukroboronprom completed the State Defence Order and conveyed 3,673 units of weapons and equipment to the security agencies of the country, including 2,053 new and upgraded ones. For 2014–2017, Ukroboronprom rose by 14 positions – from 91 to 77th place – in

1330-415: A variety of calibers, including 5.56x45 NATO. As of October 1, 2019, no weapon of this type and model has been produced, confirming the inappropriate technical choices voiced by many experts. Two Ukrainian-Polish projects have also been created and demonstrated: main battle tank PT-17 and multiple launch rocket system ZRN-01 Stokrotka. In November 2017, the first Ukrainian combat drone "Gorlytsia" performed

1425-459: Is Japan ), strong transportation infrastructure (#5, #1 is Hong Kong ), a healthy economy (#10, #1 is China ), but high costs (#7, #1 is Denmark ) and average tax policy (#36, #1 is Qatar ). Following were Canada , Singapore , Switzerland and United Kingdom . Within the US, the most attractive was Washington state , due to the best Industry (#1), leading Infrastructure (#4, New Jersey

1520-403: Is #1) and Economy (#4, Texas is #1), good labor (#9, Massachusetts is #1), average tax policy (#17, Alaska is #1) but is costly (#33, Montana is #1). Washington is tied to Boeing Commercial Airplanes , earning $ 10.3 billion, is home to 1,400 aerospace-related businesses, and has the highest aerospace jobs concentration. Following are Texas, Georgia , Arizona and Colorado . In the US,

1615-406: Is an unidentified Central European NATO member. On 21 June, Ukroboronprom claimed to have built a drone with a 1000-km range. Whether used in an operation or just tested it was not clear. Ukraine said in autumn 2022 that the weapon it was developing would have a 75-kg warhead. According to European Pravda , "Ukroboronprom" would be headed by Herman Smetanin from June 28, 2023. The conglomerate

1710-516: Is based. Several consolidations took place in the aerospace and defense industries over the last few decades. Airbus prominently illustrated the European airliner manufacturing consolidation in the late 1960s. Between 1988 and 2010, more than 5,452 mergers and acquisitions with a total known-value of US$ 579 billion were announced worldwide. In 1993, then United States Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and his deputy William J. Perry held

1805-417: Is standing [not sunk], burning. And there is a storm at sea. Tactical flooding is required, apparently." Later that evening presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych reported Moskva was on fire in rough seas and Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko officially confirmed that Ukrainian forces hit Moskva with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles , which "caused very serious damage." At 12:43, 14 April EEST,

1900-417: Is the industry supporting aviation by building aircraft and manufacturing aircraft parts for their maintenance . This includes aircraft and parts used for civil aviation and military aviation . Most production is done pursuant to type certificates and Defense Standards issued by a government body. This term has been largely subsumed by the more encompassing term: " aerospace industry". In 2015

1995-481: Is the successor company to numerous British aircraft manufacturers which merged throughout the second half of the 20th century. Many of these mergers followed the 1957 Defence White Paper . Marconi Electronic Systems , a subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc , was acquired by British Aerospace for US$ 12.3 billion in 1999 merger, to form BAE Systems . In 2002, when Fairchild Dornier

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2090-751: The A320 . Tier 1 consolidation also affects engine manufacturers : GE Aerospace acquired Avio in 2013 and Rolls-Royce took control of ITP Aero . Sinking of the Moskva Eastern Ukraine campaign Southern Ukraine campaign Other regions Naval operations Spillover & related incidents Eastern Ukraine campaign Southern Ukraine campaign Other regions Spillover & related incidents Eastern Ukraine campaign Southern Ukraine campaign Other regions Naval operations Spillover & related incidents The Russian warship Moskva ,

2185-510: The Airbus A380 , less than 100 major suppliers outsource 60% of its value, even 80% on the A350 . Boeing embraced an aggressive Tier 1 model for the 787 but with its difficulties began to question why it was earning lower margins than its suppliers while it seemed to take all the risk, ensuing its 2011 Partnering for Success initiative, as Airbus initiated its own Scope+ initiative for

2280-578: The Bombardier Global Express pioneered the "Tier 1" supply chain model inspired by automotive industry , with 10-12 risk-sharing limited partners funding around half of the development costs. The Embraer E-Jet followed in the late 1990s with fewer than 40 primary suppliers. Tier 1 suppliers were led by Honeywell , Safran , Goodrich Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand . In the 2000s, Rolls-Royce reduced its supplier count after bringing in automotive supply chain executives. On

2375-479: The CSeries partnership between Airbus and Bombardier Aerospace could trigger a daisy chain of reactions towards a new order. Airbus gets a new, efficient model at the lower end of the narrowbody market which provides the bulk of airliner profits and can abandon the slow selling A319 while Bombardier benefits from the growth in this expanded market even if it holds a smaller residual stake. Boeing could forge

2470-460: The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine renamed Ukroboronprom to "Ukrainska oboronna promyslovist" (Ukrainian Defense Industry). On 6 April, Ukroboronprom announced that it would start manufacturing 125mm tank rounds with Polish state defence company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa . This agreement means that Poland will become the second NATO country helping Ukraine manufacture Soviet-era shells. The first

2565-731: The Department of Defense and NASA are the two biggest consumers of aerospace technology and products. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States reported that the aerospace industry employed 444,000 wage and salary jobs in 2004, many of which were in Washington and California, this marked a steep decline from the peak years during the Reagan Administration when total employment exceeded 1,000,000 aerospace industry workers. During that period of recovery

2660-621: The Russian Ministry of Defense said that a fire had caused munitions to explode and that the ship had been seriously damaged, without any statement of cause or reference to a Ukrainian strike. The ministry said on 14 April that the missile systems of the cruiser were undamaged, the fire was contained by sailors, and that efforts were underway to tow the ship to port. Later on 14 April, the Russian ministry said that Moskva sank while being towed during stormy weather, On 15 April,

2755-515: The SIPRI world ranking of arms manufacturers. Ukroboronprom together with the American company Delphi Corporation has launched a new enterprise "Electric Systems". It has become the official supplier of components for Mercedes products. The Cyber Guard project from Ukroboronprom became the general partner of the cyberforum HackIT-2017. The event was attended by co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak . On 12 February 2018 Roman Romanov resigned and

2850-541: The Ukrainian Southern Command posted a video on Facebook with a report stating the ship had received damage within the range of the Neptune anti-ship missile and that there was a fire onboard. The video also claimed that other vessels in Moskva ' s group "tried to help, but a storm and a powerful explosion of ammunition overturned the cruiser and it began to sink." Hours after Marchenko's claim,

2945-999: The annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation , the company barred all exports of weaponry and military equipment to Russia . State Concern consists of 134 military industry sector enterprises of Ukraine (123 state enterprises and 9 joint stock corporations, with the profits participation rights delegated to the management of "Ukroboronprom"). "Ukroboronprom" has cooperation with Central Scientific Research Institute of Armaments and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine and leading Ukrainian universities like Kyiv-Mohyla Academy , Kyiv Polytechnic Institute , Kharkiv Polytechnic , V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University , ME Zhukovsky KAU, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics and I. Kozhedub Kharkiv University of Air Force . Best inventions of Ukrainian students are being embodied. Scientists of

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3040-602: The archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church Sevastopol District said that a fragment of the True Cross would be kept in Moskva ' s chapel. The True Cross is the cross on which believers say Jesus was crucified and a very rare relic important to many Christians. There was speculation after her sinking that the relic may have gone down with the ship. United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that

3135-519: The flagship of the Russian Navy 's Black Sea Fleet , was attacked and sunk by Ukrainian forces on 14 April 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Ukrainian officials announced that their forces had hit and damaged it with two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles , and that the ship had then caught fire. The United States Department of Defense later confirmed this, and Russia reported that

3230-508: The "Last Supper" at the Pentagon with contractors executives who were told that there were twice as many military suppliers as he wanted to see: $ 55 billion in military–industry mergers took place from 1992 to 1997, leaving mainly Boeing , Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman and Raytheon . Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas for US$ 13.3 billion in 1996. Raytheon acquired Hughes Aircraft Company for $ 9.5 billion in 1997. BAE Systems

3325-463: The American company "Aeroscraft" on co-production of automatic M16 rifle (model WAC47) that meets NATO standards. As of October, 1st, 2019, no weapon of this type and model has been produced, confirming the inappropriate technical choices voiced by many experts. In March 2017, the newest multipurpose transport aircraft An-132 successfully made its first flight. "Ukroboronprom" agreed with the companies TAQNIA (Saudi Arabia) and Havelsan (Turkey) to develop

3420-520: The Black Sea and the US, when asked, did identify the ship as the Moskva as part of intelligence sharing to help Ukraine defend against attacks from Russian ships. The US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby stated: "There was no provision of targeting information by any United States Navy P-8 flying in these air policing missions." Moskva was equipped with a triple-tiered air defense that could have provided an adequate chance of intercepting

3515-548: The Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva, sank." The group added that, according to their "preliminary information, [the ship] was indeed attacked by the Neptune anti-ship missiles from the coastline between Odesa and Nikolaev." The channel reported that "the forces of the ship were diverted to counter the Bayraktar TB-2 UAV. The blow fell on the port side, as a result of which the ship took a strong roll. After

3610-698: The CSeries, renamed A220, and E-jet E2 are more capable than their predecessors, they moved closer to the lower end of the narrowbodies . In 2018, the four Western airframers combined into two within nine months as Boeing acquired 80% of Embraer's airliners for $ 3.8 billion on July 5. On April 3, 2020, Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation (except Otis Worldwide , leaving Rockwell Collins and engine maker Pratt and Whitney ) merged to form Raytheon Technologies Corporation , with combined sales of $ 79 billion in 2019. The most prominent unions between 1995 and 2020 include those of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas;

3705-576: The First Rank Captain of the ship Anton Kuprin, are visible in the video. Naval News reported that the Russian Defense Ministry video showed around 240 people survived, which is roughly half the crew. The Ukrainian edition of Radio Liberty , however, says that it is impossible to verify the authenticity of the video. On 22 April, the Russian Defense Ministry released a statement confirming that one sailor from Moskva

3800-822: The French, German and Spanish parts of EADS; and United Technologies with Rockwell Collins then Raytheon, but many mergers projects did not went through: Textron-Bombardier, EADS-BAE Systems, Hawker Beechcraft-Superior Aviation, GE-Honeywell, BAE Systems-Boeing (or Lockheed Martin), Dassault-Aerospatiale, Safran-Thales, BAE Systems-Rolls-Royce or Lockheed Martin–Northrop Grumman. The largest aerospace suppliers are United Technologies with $ 28.2 billion of revenue, followed by GE Aviation with $ 24.7 billion, Safran with $ 22.5 billion, Rolls-Royce Holdings with $ 16.9 billion, Honeywell Aerospace with $ 15.2 billion and Rockwell Collins including B/E Aerospace with $ 8.1 billion. Electric aircraft development could generate large changes for

3895-609: The Kyiv Polytechnic Institute have created a UAV. Students of other universities are actively involved in apprenticeship on the leading enterprises of Ukroboronprom. In 2016, "Ukroboronprom" began to work with the best business schools in the country. In particular, the International Management Institute and Kyiv-Mohyla Business School. Senior management, management of the average level plants and industrials undergo training. At

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3990-825: The Soviet battleship Marat , and the first loss of a Russian flagship in wartime since the 1905 sinking of the battleship Knyaz Suvorov during the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War . The last time a warship of comparable size was sunk was during the Falklands War in 1982, when the Argentine Navy cruiser ARA General Belgrano was sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS  Conqueror . If Ukrainian claims are true, Moskva might be

4085-558: The State Concern uses a concept of divisional management structure. The concept was adopted taking into account current trends in theory and practice of management. Its essence is to separate strategic and operational objectives from industry operational problems management. A divisional principle is to provide administrative and economic "autonomy" of industries, a delegation of administrative powers of heads of divisions. Initially it consisted of seven major state companies: In 2014

4180-653: The Study of War reached similar conclusions and said the loss of the ship may force Russia "to either deploy additional air and point-defense assets to the Black Sea battlegroup or withdraw vessels from positions near the Ukrainian coast." Russia moved 5 other warships further away from the Ukrainian coast. Moskva was the only warship in Russia's Black Sea Fleet with the S-300F missile system for long-range air defense. While

4275-512: The Ukrainian coast. An analysis suggested this was not long after the damage occurred which caused the ship to eventually sink. In the image, the cruiser is accompanied by other vessels. At 02:59, 14 April 2022 [EEST], the Telegram channel Reverse Side of the Medal , associated with the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group , posted the following: "According to unconfirmed reports, the flagship of

4370-445: The Ukrainian naval forces, had in the past suggested that TB2 drones would be used with Neptune launchers for target reconnaissance. Mevlutoglu also said the main radar system on Moskva was out of date, designed to detect aircraft and cruise missiles. The TB2, with a lower radar cross-section and flight speed, may have been missed by the ship's radar. The aviation journalist Valius Venckunas reported: "According to Arkady Babchenko ,

4465-1077: The United States ( Boeing ), Montreal and Toronto in Canada ( Bombardier , Pratt & Whitney Canada ), Toulouse and Bordeaux in France ( Airbus , Dassault , ATR ), Seville in Spain and Hamburg in Germany ( Airbus ), the North-West of England and Bristol in Britain ( Airbus and AgustaWestland ), Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Irkutsk in Russia ( Sukhoi , Beriev ), Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine ( Antonov ), Nagoya in Japan ( Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aerospace and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace ), as well as São José dos Campos in Brazil where Embraer

4560-734: The ability to protect Russian exports crossing the sea. While two sister ships of Moskva were deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean as of February 2022, Turkey has for the duration of the war closed the Turkish Straits to belligerent warships whose home port is not in the Black Sea , following the Montreux Convention . Thus, Russia cannot send ships to replace the lost Moskva from its other fleet bases without violating Turkish sovereignty. In 2020,

4655-506: The aerospace suppliers. On 26 November 2018, United Technologies announced the completion of its Rockwell Collins acquisition, renaming systems supplier UTC Aerospace Systems as Collins Aerospace , for $ 23 billion of sales in 2017 and 70,000 employees, and $ 39.0 billion of sales in 2017 combined with engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney . Before the 1980s/1990s, aircraft and aeroengine manufacturers were vertically integrated . Then Douglas aircraft outsourced large aerostructures and

4750-700: The aircraft production was worth US$ 180.3 billion: 61% airliners , 14% business and general aviation , 12% military aircraft , 10% military rotary wing and 3% civil rotary wing; while their MRO was worth $ 135.1 Bn or $ 315.4 Bn combined. The global aerospace industry was worth $ 838.5 billion in 2017: aircraft & engine OEMs represented 28% ($ 235 Bn), civil & military MRO & upgrades 27% ($ 226 Bn), aircraft systems & component manufacturing 26% ($ 218 Bn), satellites & space 7% ($ 59 Bn), missiles & UAVs 5% ($ 42 Bn) and other activity, including flight simulators , defense electronics, public research accounted for 7% ($ 59 Bn). The Top 10 countries with

4845-535: The arrangement was to compensate for the loss of seaborne air defense following the loss of the Moskva . Also in June, some of Russia's many gas platforms were attacked due to decreased area protection, about halfway between Crimea and occupied Snake Island. By August, the Russian Navy's ability to control the Black Sea had decreased as Odesa was no longer threatened from sea. However, the Russian Navy maintained

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4940-438: The cause of the explosion, he stated: "Certainly, it could have been damage from some external force, like a missile or an attack of some kind, a torpedo or something like that ... but it could also be something that happens inside the skin of the ship – an engineering fire, a fuel fire. You just don't know." On 15 April, a senior US Defense official said that Moskva had been hit by two Neptune missiles; he also stated that

5035-404: The central superstructure in addition to the presence of holes at the waterline, and most of her life rafts missing, indicating that some of the crew had evacuated by this point. According to CNN , "a large Russian rescue tug can be seen dousing the warship with water on the far [ starboard ] side." The source or author of the video or images is unknown. The Telegraph reported

5130-508: The conglomerate included 134 enterprises of the military–industrial complex of Ukraine and employed some 120,000 people. In 2012 eighteen of those companies were to be reorganized (Resolution #223, March 21, 2012). They included: According to the company, China and India are a traditional market for Ukrainian military products. In 2013, the Brazilian Navy announced a potential partnership with Ukroboronprom. In March 2014, after

5225-506: The cruiser was expected to survive several strikes from Neptune missiles (150 kg or 320 lb warhead each) due to its large displacement; one salvo combat model scenario suggests that at least eleven Neptune missiles would have needed to been launched simultaneously; Moskva could have defeated six of them, with the remaining five getting through its defenses and striking the ship, causing just enough hull damage to sink it. However, this assumes that ship munitions were not detonated by

5320-716: The distance, and could have been made by a Bayraktar drone flying in the area. Analysts stated the Bayraktar drone may have also provided targeting information. Can Kasapoglu, the director of security and defense studies at the Turkish think tank Center for the Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), said: "Reports that Turkish TB2 drones were involved in the attack either as a distraction for Moskva or as location spotter of Moskva are both quite possible." Mevlutoglu mentioned that Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa , commander of

5415-690: The end of 2017 "Ukroboronprom" and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute opened a new master's program "Management in the field of defence and industrial complex". In 2017, a series of MBA curricula for "Ukroboronprom" specialists was completed, including a partnership with the US Thunderbird School of Global Management and the International Management Institute in Kyiv. In the summer of 2016, "Ukroboronprоm" presented multipurpose unmanned aircraft complex "Gorlytsa" and tactical unmanned multipurpose vehicle "Phantom". On September 28, 2016, at

5510-609: The first flight. In 2017, "Ukroboronprom" successfully tested a new Ukrainian missile complex "Vilkha". Unique shells of missiles are made from superstructural alloys on the new technological line of "Ukroboronprom". On 4 November 2022, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has announced that Ukroboronprom will start manufacturing shells at 152 and 122mm calibre for its Soviet era weapons. On 18 November 2022, Ukroboronprom signed an agreement to manufacture and develop weapons with other NATO countries including: Poland, Czech Republic, France, Denmark and two unknown countries subject to

5605-524: The global aerospace industry and research effort. In Russia , large aerospace companies like Oboronprom and the United Aircraft Corporation (encompassing Mikoyan , Sukhoi , Ilyushin , Tupolev , Yakovlev , and Irkut , which includes Beriev ) are among the major global players in this industry. Important locations of the civil aerospace industry worldwide include Seattle , Wichita, Kansas , Dayton, Ohio and St. Louis in

5700-462: The images were first posted to the web via Telegram on a channel linked to Russian security agencies. Analysts who were independently consulted by The Guardian and CNN confirmed that the images appear to show Moskva . The Guardian quoted Yörük Işık, a journalist and expert ship spotter, as saying: "I believe the video is real. What we see shape, size. It is the Moskva ." The Guardian also reported: "He [Işık] said he believed at least one of

5795-480: The impact thus poor damage control, using conscripts instead of mid-grade professionals, and insufficient compartmentation have been suggested as contributing reasons to why the cruiser sank. By 18 April, two images and a short 3-second video clip were circulating on social media showing Moskva after the fire broke out and prior to the final sinking. The images show the ship listing to port in daylight and calm seas, with signs of extensive fire damage around

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5890-476: The incoming Neptune missiles or that the defenses were not ready to engage the detected threat, implying a lack of crew training for such emergency scenarios. The operation to sink Moskva may have been assisted by the use of at least one Bayraktar TB2 drone ( UCAV ), which seems to have observed the event and may have played other roles in the ship's sinking. The Telegram post by the Wagner Group and

5985-414: The incoming Neptune missiles, with 3–4 minutes of radar detection warning. There was no record that the crew had activated these systems, including the S-300F and 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missiles , chaff or decoys, electronic jamming, or the last-ditch AK-630 close-in weapon systems . Tayfun Ozberk, a Turkey correspondent for Defense News , suggested that the ship's radars either failed to detect

6080-493: The international exhibition of armaments "ADEX-2016" in Azerbaijan, the State Concern introduced a new combat module "Taipan" which specifications meet the highest Western standards. In 2016, "Ukroboronprom" also developed and presented a digital fire control system "Myslyvets", combat modules "Duplet" and "Kastet", 60 mm mortar KBA.118, and transport aircraft An-132. At the beginning of 2017, "Ukroboronprom" agreed with

6175-637: The largest industrial bases in 2017 were the United States with $ 408.4 billion (representing 49% of the whole), followed by France with $ 69 billion (8.2%), then China with $ 61.2 billion (7.3%), the United Kingdom with $ 48.8 billion (5.8%), Germany with $ 46.2 billion (5.5%), Russia with $ 27.1 billion (3.2%), Canada with $ 24 billion (2.9%), Japan with $ 21 billion (2.5%), Spain with $ 14 billion (1.7%) and India with $ 11 billion (1.3%). These ten countries represent $ 731 billion or 87.2% of

6270-699: The largest warship ever disabled or destroyed by a missile, according to Carl Schuster, a retired US Navy captain and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command 's Joint Intelligence Center. The loss of Moskva is considered significant and humiliating to Russian president Vladimir Putin but "more about psychological damage than material damage" according to Mykola Bielieskov from Ukraine's National Institute for Strategic Studies. He said that it would not completely lift Russia's naval blockade on Ukraine, but showed that Ukraine could employ sophisticated weaponry effectively. The Institute for

6365-547: The missing crew members were later declared dead by a court in Sevastopol. In February 2022, the Moskva left the Port of Sevastopol to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine . The ship was later used against the Ukrainian armed forces during the attack on Snake Island , together with the Russian patrol boat Vasily Bykov . Moskva hailed the island's garrison over the radio and demanded its surrender, receiving

6460-448: The now-famous reply " Russian warship, go fuck yourself " from its garrison. After this, contact was lost with Snake Island and the thirteen-member Ukrainian garrison surrendered. The first known report of a missile hitting the ship was at 20:42, 13 April 2022 Ukrainian time ( EEST , UTC+03:00 ) with a Facebook post by a Ukrainian volunteer connected to the military: "The cruiser Moskva has just been hit by 2 Neptune missiles. It

6555-660: The organizational structure of Ukroboronprom: aircraft industry and aircraft maintenance; precision weaponry and munition; armoured vehicles , automotive equipment, engineering and special equipment; shipbuilding and marine facilities; radar, radio communications and air defense systems . As separate divisions stand those, that are authorized to conduct import/export operations with military equipment and wares that hold National Security information. These enterprises conduct international sales of equipment produced by Ukrainian military industrial sector and post-sales service of equipment, maintenance, and modernization. Roman Romanov ,

6650-517: The photo is not faked in some way or photo-shopped, it looks like the missile(s) hit forward, which is not unexpected. Anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) tend to go for the center of the radar return, which typically is the forward section of the superstructure." Chris Parry , a former rear admiral, wrote to The Guardian : "It seems that one–two missiles entered the ship just below after the pair of Vulcan anti-ship missiles  ... This would have caused massive internal damage and looks to have punctured

6745-435: The photographs was taken from a Project 22870 rescue tugship, of which Russia is believed to have two in the Black Sea." A senior US defense official said the images could not be independently verified, "but the images themselves comport with what we had assessed to be the damage done to the ship." Carl Schuster, former director of operations at the US Pacific Command 's Joint Intelligence Operations Center, stated: "Assuming

6840-562: The same area as the ship. Arda Mevlutoglu, a defense industry analyst, stated that a Bayraktar TB2 ground-control station was seen in Odesa on 10 April. A video released by the Russian military on 12 April showed a missile being launched from the Russian frigate Admiral Essen and stated it destroyed a Bayraktar drone near the Crimean coast. A Ukrainian video "shot from the air with a night vision scope ," claimed to show Moskva burning in

6935-461: The second half of the year wage arrears to employees totaling to ₴45 million were overtaken. In August 2016, "Ukroboronprom" signed a memorandum of cooperation with the former head of the Agency for Defence Advanced Research Projects ( DARPA ) Anthony Tetter. He became an advisor on the long-term development of "Ukroboronprom". "Ukroboronprom" was the first among Ukrainian industrial giants to launch

7030-776: The ship did not itself fire missiles at land targets in Ukraine, it still provided anti-aircraft support to vessels that did, and the sinking prompted Russian ships, now less protected, to move further offshore. Retired US Rear Admiral Samuel J. Cox, director of the Naval History and Heritage Command , told The New York Times that with the loss of the ship, in the newspaper's words, "any amphibious assault on Ukraine would be much more dangerous for Russia, with its landing and amphibious ships much more vulnerable to attacks." In June 2022, Russian Vasily Bykov class corvettes were spotted fitted with ground-based Tor-M1/2 anti-air missile systems on deck, with analysts speculating that

7125-457: The ship had sunk in stormy seas after the fire reached munitions onboard and they exploded. The cruiser is the largest Russian warship to be sunk in wartime since the end of World War II , and the first Russian flagship sunk since Knyaz Suvorov in 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War . Russia said that 396 crew members had been evacuated, with one sailor killed and 27 missing, but there are unverified reports of more casualties. At least 17 of

7220-400: The ship was about 65 nmi (120 km) south of Odesa when she was struck and that the cruiser continued onward under her own power before sinking on 14 April. The official also said intelligence appraisals indicated there were casualties at the time of the strike, but he did not know how many. The Ukrainian missiles were apparently fired from a land-based launcher near Odesa while Moskva

7315-465: The ship was completely sunk." According to the Albanian website Politiko , a Turkish official denied to BBC News that a Turkish ship rescued any Russian crew. In the afternoon of 14 April, US Defense Department spokesman Kirby confirmed the ship had sunk but said they were unable to confirm what caused the ship to sink, although the Ukrainian account was "certainly plausible." Speculating about

7410-448: The ship's commanding officer, at the time of the explosion. On 15 April, a senior US official said the government also believed there had been casualties. At a US Department of Defense briefing on 18 April, a senior defense official revealed they had also seen lifeboats in the water with sailors in them but did not have an accurate count. The independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe reported some 40 sailors had been killed at

7505-507: The sinking of Moskva "is a big blow to Russia", with Moscow split between a narrative of incompetence and one of having been attacked. Sasaki Takahiro, guest professor on Russian security policy at Hiroshima University , stated in The Asahi Shimbun that the sinking of Moskva is compared with that of Yamato , the battleship of Imperial Japan. US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said that Moskva ' s main mission

7600-408: The sinking was briefly reported on Russian news media and television, where it was said to be due to "stormy seas". The United States Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said early on 14 April that they did not have enough information to confirm a missile strike, but could not rule it out. Imagery they had examined showed the ship had suffered a sizable explosion. The cause of the explosion

7695-507: The threat of detonation of ammunition, the crew of about 500 people was evacuated." At 10:59, 14 April 2022 [EEST], the Lithuanian defense minister, Arvydas Anušauskas , reported on Facebook that an SOS signal was sent at 01:05, the cruiser rolled onto its side at 01:14, and the electricity went out half an hour later. "From 2 a.m., a Turkish ship evacuated 54 sailors from the cruiser, and at about 3 a.m., Turkey and Romania reported that

7790-510: The time of the sinking. According to an eyewitness, there were some 200 injured sailors in a hospital in Crimea, out of an estimated 500 crewmembers from the ship. The report also said that the remaining sailors remained unaccounted for. The Russian Ministry of Defense said soon after the sinking that the crew had been evacuated, and initially did not report any casualties; however, some relatives of sailors have been told that their family member

7885-543: The two missiles ... which would have drained down propellant fuel that further intensified the fire within the ship by spreading horizontally along the decks and through the damaged bulkheads." Naval experts consulted by the BBC considered damage to be consistent with a missile attack but disagreed with each other about the plausibility of other causes. The video does not show the storm stated in Russian reports. Lithuania's defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas said on 14 April that

7980-459: The whole industry. In 2018, the new commercial aircraft value is projected for $ 270.4 billion while business aircraft will amount for $ 18 billion and civil helicopters for $ 4 billion. In September 2018, PwC ranked aerospace manufacturing attractiveness: the most attractive country was the United States , with $ 240 billion in sales in 2017, due to the sheer size of the industry (#1) and educated workforce (#1), low geopolitical risk (#4, #1

8075-500: Was bankrupt , Airbus, Boeing or Bombardier declined to take the 728JET /928JET large regional jet program as mainline and regional aircraft manufacturers were split and Airbus was digesting its ill-fated Fokker acquisition a decade earlier. On September 4, 2017, United Technologies acquired Rockwell Collins in cash and stock for $ 23 billion, $ 30 billion including Rockwell Collins' net debt, for $ 500+ million of synergies expected by year four. The Oct. 16, 2017 announcement of

8170-449: Was "big" and "extensive." An image from a satellite with cloud-penetrating synthetic aperture radar (SAR) revealed that at 18:52 local time ( UTC+03:00 ) on 13 April 2022, Moskva was located at 45°10′43.39″N 30°55′30.54″E  /  45.1787194°N 30.9251500°E  / 45.1787194; 30.9251500 , about 80 nautical miles (150 km) south of Odesa , east of Snake Island and around 50 nmi (90 km) from

8265-515: Was "missing". On 16 April, Russia released a video allegedly showing a meeting in Sevastopol with around 100 sailors of Moskva , along with Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov , who said that the sailors would continue their service in the Navy. According to independent Russian online newspaper The Insider , out of a complement of 500 to 700 crewmen, about 100 sailors, and notably

8360-579: Was created by the decrees of the President of Ukraine in 2010 (12 September, No. 1085/2010 and 28 December, No. 1245/2010) with additional decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers of 29.12.2010 No. 1221 and 31.08.2011 No. 993. The main goal of "Ukroboronprom" is the efficient management of Ukrainian military industrial sector and improvement of the effectiveness of the enterprises that are parts of State Concern. In September 2013, five divisions were created for

8455-619: Was destroyed, with three people being killed. On April 15, the Ukroboronprom Concern Vizar Plant was struck with several sea-based long-range missiles. The plant produced R-360 Neptune cruise missiles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is believed that the strike was reprisal for the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva by two Neptune missiles. On 20 September, it was announced that Ukroboronprom Concern and an unspecified NATO member country were to build

8550-576: Was established in 2010 in place of the existing "Armoured Equipment of Ukraine" (1999) and "Technological Military Service". The feasibility of combining in a single management structure of scientific, experimental, industrial enterprises and special exporters is supported by the positive effect, that the Concern has shown during its existence. Formation of Ukroboronprom made available organization of an innovation cycle "research – development – serial production – consumption (sales) – service – utilization". To ensure optimal decision-making in different fields

8645-472: Was killed and 27 were missing, while 396 crew members were rescued. Family members of crew serving aboard the Moskva allege that the number of missing sailors could be higher and that they have received no official information regarding their fate. At least 17 of the missing crew members were later declared dead by a court in Sevastopol. Moskva is the largest Soviet or Russian warship to be sunk in action since World War II , when German aircraft bombed

8740-537: Was later revealed that the weapon was an unmanned aerial vehicle and is rumored to be responsible for several attacks on Russian military infrastructure in Saratov , Ryazan , and Kursk . On 15 March 2023, Ukroboronprom, with the help of a "NATO country", started manufacturing 125 mm smoothbore ammunition for Ukraine's Soviet era tanks outside of Ukraine. Along with existing production of 120 mm mortar rounds, 122 mm and 152 mm artillery shells. A part of

8835-410: Was located 60–65 nautical miles (110–120 kilometres) offshore. On 5 May, a US official said that the US gave "a range of intelligence" to assist in the sinking of the Moskva . However, the decision to strike was purely a Ukrainian one. There was a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft in the area before the sinking. The P-8A from Italy was patrolling within its radar range over

8930-413: Was not clear. The ship appeared to be moving under its own power, probably heading to Sevastopol for repairs. A defense department spokesman later stated it was unclear whether the vessel was moving under her own power or being towed . A senior Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stated the ship was "battling a fire on board, but we do not know the extent of the damage” but it

9025-727: Was replaced on 21 February 2018 when the President of Ukraine appointed Pavlo Bukin as Director General. Aivaras Abromavičius succeeded him on 31 August 2019. Abromavičius was succeeded by Ihor Fomenko on 6 October 2020. Yuriy Husev was placed as General Director in December 2020. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , Ukroboronprom Concern repaired and maintained both Ukrainian vehicles and captured Russian vehicles. It offered US$ 1,000,000 to Russian pilots for every combat-capable aircraft handed over to them as well as $ 500,000 for every combat-capable helicopter handed over. On 6 March 6, 2022, Ukroboronprom Concern's Zhytomyr Armour Plant

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