KYIV, Dec 7 – The agreement reached between Ukraine and the United States on the parallel production of FrankenSAM systems will make a significant contribution to supporting Ukrainian air defense, the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine has said.

At the DFNC1: US Edition conference in the United States, Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin said that Ukrainian manufacturers have made significant progress in the transition from Soviet-style to NATO-standard weapons.