OREANDA-NEWS. August 10, 2012. The Government year after year in accordance with the economic growth will increase government spending on defense.

 The Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said this on Shostka State factory "Impulse" in Sumy region, where the Prime Minister is on his working trip.

"Our task is to build up technical re-equipment of our armed forces, develop new kinds of military products, which would have strengthened the defense of our country. And accordingly - our defense companies would get a stable for many years work" - Mykola Azarov said. He stressed that in the current year the state has increased in one and one-half times defense order in comparison with 2011 year.