Transport in Ukraine includes ground transportation, water, air transportation, and pipelines. The transportation sector accounts for roughly 11% of the country's gross domestic product and 7% of total employment.
The State Space Agency of Ukraine is the Ukrainian government agency responsible for space policy and programs. Along with the Ukrainian Defense Industry and the Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex, it is a major state complex of the national defense industry of Ukraine.The agency was formed in 1992 based on the Soviet space program infrastructure remaining in Ukraine following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey or Chelomei was a Soviet engineer of Ukrainian ethnicity and designer in missile program of the former Soviet Union. He invented the first Soviet pulse jet engine and was responsible for the development of the world's first anti-ship cruise missiles and ICBM program of Soviet Union such as the UR-100, UR-200, UR-500 and UR-700.
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyul'ka (1908–1984) was a Soviet scientist and designer of jet engines, head of the OKB Lyulka, member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
The Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding in Mykolaiv is a higher education institution which trains specialists for the shipbuilding and allied industries of Ukraine. The university is named after Russian admiral Stepan Makarov, who was born in the city.
National Aviation University is a university located in Kyiv, Ukraine. It started in 1933 when the Kyiv Aviation Institute was founded on the basis of the mechanical department of Kyiv Machine-Building Institute. The university consists of five institutes, ten separate faculties, one Aviation Academy, two lyceums, six colleges and Military Training Department. The university has its own Culture and Arts Center, Aviation Medical Center, Flight Training Center, Training and Sports Wellness Center,Scientific and Technical Library, “Aviator” newspaper and a yacht club. The university also supports the State Aviation Museum.
This is a glossary of acronyms and initials used for organisations in the Russian Federation and formerly the USSR. The Latin-alphabet names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals, and variations are inevitable.
National Aerospace University – "Kharkiv Aviation Institute", NAU "KhAI" is a university in Kharkiv, Ukraine which specializes in aviation and space engineering. The KhAI was founded in 1930.
Vyacheslav Oleksandrovych Boguslayev is a Ukrainian engineer, businessman and politician. A former member of the Party of Regions, Boguslayev served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2006 to 2019. He is primarily known as chief engineer of Motor Sich, a company producing airplane engines.
Institute of Pulse Processes and Technologies (IPPT) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is a research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University is a Ukrainian university in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine.
Ukroboronprom is an association of multi-product enterprises in various sectors of the defence industry of Ukraine.
Zorya-Mashproekt is a research and production complex that specializes in a gas turbine construction. The complex is located in the city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine and is part of the Ukrainian Defense Industries (Ukroboronprom) state corporation.
V.N. Shimanovsky Ukrainian Institute of Steel Construction is a Ukrainian scientific research and design organization that specializes in the design and construction of bridges, towers, plants, stadiums and other structures in Ukraine, the former Soviet republics and other countries.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, most commonly known in Ukraine as ZSU or anglicized as AFU, are the military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rada parliamentary commission. The modern armed forces were formed in 1991 and consisted of three former Soviet Armed Forces military districts stationed in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
The Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University is a state university administered by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and is located in the city of Kharkiv. The university is named in honor of the Soviet military pilot Ivan Kozhedub.
R-360 Neptune is a Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missile developed by the Luch Design Bureau.
Luch Design Bureau, located in Kyiv, Ukraine, is a major Ukrainian developer of components for the defense industry.
The defense industry of Ukraine is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Ukraine. After working for several decades mostly for the arms export markets, in 2014 it has moved significantly into increased Ukrainian military procurement since the start of the war in Donbas.