The British Embassy in Ukraine and the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom senior military students’ delegation visited Yuzhnoye SDO on May 10. The purpose of meeting was familiarization of the delegation with Yuzhnoye SDO and SE PA Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant activities and projects.

The delegation included the British Embassy in Ukraine defence attache, 16 senior and general officers, including Vice-Marshal, Major General and Brigadiers General, as well as the UK Ministry of Defence and Department for International Development personnel. Not only the British, but also citizens from India, Indonesia, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the USA and Japan were the guests of YSDO and YMZ.

The military visited Yuzhmash main assembly workshop, where launch vehicles are assembled, familiarized themselves with Yuzhnoye activities, saw several video films, devoted to various space projects of the enterprise, and met with YSDO specialists.

It is already not first visit of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom military students to Ukrainian leading space companies, organized by the British Embassy in Ukraine. The similar meeting was already held with success in 2015.