The USA and Ukraine met in Odessa for a new partnership. New decisions were made about the needs of the Ukrainian Navy. The USA will transfer three Island class patrol boats to Ukraine. During the three-day meeting, which also taught the training of Ukrainian crew at the military unit in Baltimore, the first two platforms are expected to join the Ukrainian Navy in May 2021.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)