{"id":1413056,"date":"2026-07-23T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1413056"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:08:21","slug":"british-l119-artillery-systems-to-be-produced-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/british-l119-artillery-systems-to-be-produced-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"British L119 Artillery Systems to Be Produced in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British defense company BAE Systems and a strategic defense partner in Ukraine have signed a licensing agreement for local production of Light Gun artillery systems.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baesystems.com\/en\/article\/bae-systems-signs-light-gun-license-agreement-with-strategic-defence-partner-in-ukraine?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=bae%20systems%2C%20inc.&amp;utm_campaign=SocialCT&amp;utm_content=Post&amp;utm_term=532d6d73-4861-4200-a945-121d2bbeb8bb\">announced this<\/a> following the Farnborough International Airshow, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> writes.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the announcement, this licensing agreement will provide access to the technical information and support from BAE Systems needed to manufacture the first gun for testing.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The strategic partnership will support development of a modification of the L119 light gun for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine,&#8221; the company emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This agreement builds on BAE Systems&#8217; long-standing support for Ukraine and its cooperation with Ukrainian industry. The name of the Ukrainian defense enterprise with which the agreement was signed is not disclosed in the announcement.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Strong defense capability depends on reliable strategic industrial partnerships. This agreement combines BAE Systems&#8217; expertise in artillery with our strategic defense partner&#8217;s knowledge of Ukraine&#8217;s operational needs, to support the development of sovereign defense capability where it&#8217;s most needed,&#8221; stressed Giles Ambrose, Director of Engineering, Technology and Strategy at BAE Systems Weapon Systems UK.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media recently reported that the United Kingdom signed contracts with several companies to develop its first ballistic missile in more than half a century, seeking both to support Ukraine and to reduce Europe&#8217;s dependence on American weapons.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on July 16, former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced \u20ac300 million in support for the delivery of 16 aircraft that will help protect Ukrainian skies.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-drives-demographic-situation-in-ukraine-s-temporarily-occupied-territories-to-catastrophe-intelligence\/\">Russia Drives Demographic Situation in Ukraine\u2019s Temporarily Occupied Territories to Catastrophe \u2014 Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British defense company BAE Systems and a strategic defense partner in Ukraine &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1413057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,55],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1413056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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