The National Guard took under guard an enterprise for the production of weapons and ammunition
The National Guard took under guard the leading state-owned enterprise “Fort”, which manufactures weapons and ammunition. To defend the state scientific-production association “FORT” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in military unit 3008, even a new unit was created. Today, his guard entered combat service for the first time.
On the square of military unit 3008, celebrations were held on the occasion of the opening of a new unit — a special command post. It was formed for the military protection of the state-owned scientific and production association “FORT” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
The solemn events were attended by the Head of the Western Territorial Department of the National Guard of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Alexander Nabok, the Head of the Department for the Protection of Important State Objects of the Department of the Service of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine Colonel Viktor Grabchak, as well as the Acting Director of State Science Leonid Lisovsky of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “FORT”.
“Today we are faced with an extremely important task — the acceptance under protection of the state-owned scientific and production association “FORT” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. For the first time in the years of independent Ukraine, we are taking a new regime facility under protection. Weapons are produced here, an ammunition production line is established and therefore it is very important that the plant is under close guard. Now the enterprise will be protected by the National Guard of Ukraine. It is an extremely big responsibility for us,” said Lieutenant General Oleksandr Nabok, the head of the Western Territorial Department of the National Guard of Ukraine, during the celebrations, addressed the guards. The commander, who is entering the military service for the first time, presented the monuments.
From today, the military guard began to perform the protection and defense of the regime object. Now the State Scientific and Production Association “FORT” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has added to the list of especially important state objects protected by the National Guard of Ukraine.
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State Scientific and Production Association “Fort” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is a modern enterprise of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, engaged in the development and production of small arms, ammunition and special equipment. The main goal of the enterprise is to meet the needs of the national armed forces, reduce their dependence on foreign manufacturers, as well as enter the international arms market as a full-fledged participant. To date, the licensed production of several types of small arms has been established at its production facilities, active measures are being taken to create infrastructure for the development and production of ammunition on an industrial scale.
KNVO “Fort” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is equipped with modern high-tech equipment. The presence of its own design bureau provides an opportunity to conduct research and design work on the introduction of the latest technologies. To carry out a full cycle of product tests, a test department has been created, which allows assessing the ballistic characteristics of products and its resistance to external influences.
Press service of NGU
