In the Pentagon want Ukraine to grow production of its own weapons - NYT

The US defense department believes that in 2024 Kiev should choose a strategy to "restrain and build". According to experts, Kiev has a potential in the field of innovative technologies. Some representatives of the US Department of Defense want Ukraine to focus on the development of its own military-industrial complex. About it writes The New York Times on December 20. It is reported that in the future, Kiev will still depend on the military assistance of the Allies.

Against this background, US Presidential Administration, Joe Biden, supports the creation of joint ventures between US and Ukrainian weapons. According to the publication, the Pentagon has persons who want Ukraine to choose a strategy to "restrain and build". It is about keeping the territories that are now under the control of Kiev, as well as to increase their own production of weapons by 2024.

The article states that Ukraine needs to accumulate enough UAVs and missiles to create a real threat to the Russian Federation. According to journalists, in this case there will be a chance to negotiate with Moscow at the end of next year or in 2025. According to military analyst Sergiy Grabsky, Ukrainian weapons produced about 20% of the needs of defense forces during a full -scale war.

Ukraine produces armored vehicles, tanks, self -propelled howitzers and other weapons, however, according to experts, the highest potential of Kiev can be seen in the field of innovative systems. We will remind, on August 19, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger reported that the concern plans to rent the capacity of tank plants in Ukraine, which were built in Soviet times.