Ukrspecexport ( uk, Укрспецекспорт, an abbreviation of "Ukrainian Special Export") is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

state-owned arms trading company and part of the state conglomerate

Ukrainian Defense Industry The Arms industry, defense industry of Ukraine is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Ukraine. After working for several decades mostly for the arms export markets, in 2014 it has moved significantly into increased Ukrainian m ...

. Ukrspecexport was formed in November 1996 by merging Ukroboronservice and Ukrinmash. It is a subsidiary of

Ukroboronprom , type = State-owned enterprise , location = , industry = Conglomerate: Defense industry , predecessor = , founded = , founder = , hq_location_city = Kyiv , hq_location_country = Ukraine , num_locations = , num_locations_year = , ...

. Ukrspecexport SC not only sells the products of the Ukrainian arms industry, but also the excess weapons of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine , imports = , exports = , history = , ranks = Military ranks of Ukraine , country=Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly known ...

inherited from the

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. Since February 2011 the company also produces non-military firearms and ammunition for them. In documents uncovered during the

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U.S.-diplomats complained the U.S. is fighting a constant battle to stop the flow of arms from Ukraine and Ukrspecexport to terrorists in the

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and

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. On August 10, 2019, the Ukrainian state company Ukrspetsexport and the Turkish Baykar Defense established a joint venture in the field of high-precision weapons and aerospace technology.

References

External links

Ukrspecexport Official website
Defence companies of Ukraine Military of Ukraine Ukrainian brands Ukroboronprom Ukrainian companies established in 1996 {{Ukraine-company-stub