ANALYSIS OF THE AVAILABILITY AND CONDITION OF FOREIGN-MANUFACTURED WEAPONS AND MILITARY TECHNIQUES EXISTING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE AND THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR USE

The article reveals the main capabilities, the availability and the condition of the existing samples of weapons, and the military equipment of the foreign production in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are supplied by the NATO member countries There is an effectiveness of their use as a part of combat units and the units of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which carry out combat tasks to repel the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The reasoned conclusions are also provided regarding the relevance of the study of the general structure, the order of preparation for using, maintenance and troubleshooting in the course of use during the combat work of crew foreign-made machines. The given quantitative and qualitative state of the existing domestic samples of the armored weapons and equipment are in comparison of the quantitative and qualitative state of the supplied machines. In addition, in the course of the analysis, samples of the equipment planned to arrive in Ukraine in the future are taken into account. The authors present a study of the set of probabilities of winning in elementary duels based on a comparison of the tactical and technical characteristics of the available weapons of both sides, which are available, as well as the probable frequency of use of the Armament and military equipment samples as intended. Some problematic issues faced by unit commanders after receiving and during the direct use of samples of the weapons and military equipment are given, as well as ways to solve them. Against the situation background, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in relations to the supply of the necessary amount of armament and military equipment of the appropriate nomenclature from the state-owned enterprises of Ukrainian Defense Industries. The authors of the article also provide proposals that, according to experts in the Defense Industries, will increase the capabilities and improve the efficiency of the armament and the military equipment park of Ukraine in the coming years. Keywords: the state of the armament and military equipment, foreign-made technology, development prospects, increasing the efficiency of use, the possibilities of the armament and military equipment.