ANALYSIS OF THE STATE AND WAYS OF INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ODERNIZATION OF WEAPONS AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

Abstract

Today, the basis of defense planning in Ukraine should be the principles of forming programs and plans for the development of its law enforcement agencies, based on the needs of ensuring the required level of defense capabilities of the country as a whole by finding the optimal balance between defense needs and economic capabilities. The degree of fulfillment of tasks on equipping the Armed Forces of Ukraine (the AFU) with the latest or modernized models of armaments and military equipment (AME) depends on the state of financing of defense needs. Analysis of the availability of basic models of weapons and military equipment in the AFU, as well as the pace of their renewal showed today the most problematic issues of national scale is the state of existing AFU, as well as the current pace of modernization. The number of weapons that need to be replaced, upgraded and repaired is constantly increasing, and their condition is approaching unsatisfactory every year. The development or purchase of new modern models of AME of domestic or foreign production, modernization of existing complexes and systems, individual models of weapons, testing, serial production and equipping of military units of the AFU is an urgent problem today. considered a state-wide problem. In the article the authors analyze the development of AME of the AFU over the years of independence and reveal the dynamics of the ratio of the number of available and required basic samples of AFU to determine the magnitude of their mismatch. Based on the results, the practical recommendations have been developed on the algorithm of modernization of AME of the AFU. Failure to comply with a certain annual percentage of modernization of AME will sooner or later have a negative impact on the country’s military security level. Keywords: combat capabilities, modernization of armaments and military equipment, financing of defense needs, military-economic factors, state of modernization, volumes of financial resources.