Representatives of the Ministry of Defense, Armed Forces and Ministry for Strategic Industries held the meeting in Dnepr.

Large representative delegation of Ministry of Defense, headed by Andrey Taran, Minister of Defense, and Ministry for Strategic Industries, headed by Oleh Urusky, Vice Prime Minister, paid Yuzhnoye SDO and PA Yuzhmash the working visit on January 21. High-ranking officials got acquainted with current situation in production and progress made by domestic enterprises of the rocket & space industry and held the meeting to discuss the implementation of the State defense order 2021.

During their stay visitors inspected Yuzhnoye SDO production facilities: new materials and advanced technologies complex, as well as satellite assembly and test shop.

Alexander Kushnarev, Acting General Director of Yuzhnoye SDO introduced the head of military department and Vice Prime Minister with progress in defense and space projects that currently our enterprise is engaged in. Special attention was paid to the military-related projects, satellites and international space projects.

Sergii Voyt, PA Yuzhmash General Director provided review of the present-day situation at the enterprise and his suggestions on how to enhance the cooperation.

Leonid Shiman, Director of the SPA PCP, reported on the implementation of the State defense order and outlined the prospective trends of the plant operation.

As Oleh Urusky, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Industries, posted on his Facebook page, in the course of meeting the following issues were discussed: State defense order 2021, current situation with specific programs and projects, recently approved concept of the National special-purpose science & research space program of Ukraine 2021-2025.

It was stressed that approval of the appropriate program to take place in the near future will provide effective utilization of the domestic spacefaring potential and defend interests of state in the field of national defense and security.