Along its Black Sea coast, Ukraine boasts an impressive shipbuilding industry, which produced the Varyag, which China purchased and retrofitted into the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, and according to Russian Vladimir Voronov, of the 54 surface warships acquisitions the Russian navy has currently planned, 31 would have Ukrainian engines in them. Ukraine also has an important armored vehicle-producing facility in Kharkiv, maker of the BTR-4 armored personnel carrier and the T84 main battle tank (a tank competitive with and having a more powerful engine than Russia’s primary main battle tank, the T-90, according to experts). The country also produces air-to-air missiles for fighter jets, and scores of parts and services for military applications, including some for Russia’s top-of-the-line fifth-generation jet fighter, the Su50 PAK/FA.
5/21/2014
China’s Stake in the Ukraine Crisis
China’s Stake in the Ukraine Crisis | The Diplomat:
Along its Black Sea coast, Ukraine boasts an impressive shipbuilding industry, which produced the Varyag, which China purchased and retrofitted into the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, and according to Russian Vladimir Voronov, of the 54 surface warships acquisitions the Russian navy has currently planned, 31 would have Ukrainian engines in them. Ukraine also has an important armored vehicle-producing facility in Kharkiv, maker of the BTR-4 armored personnel carrier and the T84 main battle tank (a tank competitive with and having a more powerful engine than Russia’s primary main battle tank, the T-90, according to experts). The country also produces air-to-air missiles for fighter jets, and scores of parts and services for military applications, including some for Russia’s top-of-the-line fifth-generation jet fighter, the Su50 PAK/FA.
Along its Black Sea coast, Ukraine boasts an impressive shipbuilding industry, which produced the Varyag, which China purchased and retrofitted into the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, and according to Russian Vladimir Voronov, of the 54 surface warships acquisitions the Russian navy has currently planned, 31 would have Ukrainian engines in them. Ukraine also has an important armored vehicle-producing facility in Kharkiv, maker of the BTR-4 armored personnel carrier and the T84 main battle tank (a tank competitive with and having a more powerful engine than Russia’s primary main battle tank, the T-90, according to experts). The country also produces air-to-air missiles for fighter jets, and scores of parts and services for military applications, including some for Russia’s top-of-the-line fifth-generation jet fighter, the Su50 PAK/FA.
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