微型涡喷发动机已成为乌克兰国防工业日益重要的优先事项，因为该国依赖这些发动机为下一代高速拦截无人机和远程打击武器提供动力。乌克兰长期以来一直从伙伴国家采购武器和部件。但随着该国自行生产更多无人机和导弹，减少这种依赖、提高自给自足的重要性日益凸显。乌克兰国防部长叶夫亨尼·赫马拉周末对记者表示，基辅认为喷气发动机生产是其本土国防工业的“关键领域”。
Mini-turbojet engines have become a growing priority for Ukraine's defense industry as the country relies on them to power the next generation of high-speed interceptor drones and long-range strike weapons. Ukraine has long sourced weapons and components from partner nations. But as the country builds more of its own drones and missiles, reducing that dependency and increasing its self-sufficiency has become more important. Yevhenii Khmara, Ukraine's defense minister, told reporters over the weekend that Kyiv views jet engine production as a "critical area" for its local defense industry.
他指出，针对一种特定发动机型号，预计月需求量可能达到1万台。赫马拉表示，这一需求将分布在仅有的20家乌克兰制造商之间。乌克兰国家支持的创新平台Brave1表示，支持国内喷气发动机生产在过去一年半一直是优先事项。该平台的20个活跃项目包括政府和私营倡议的混合。Brave1在周二向《商业内幕》发表的声明中表示，大规模微型涡喷发动机生产“对于有效保护我们的领空至关重要，我们正与国防部队通力合作，以快速交付这一目标”。
For one specific engine model, he said, projected monthly demand could reach 10,000 units. Khmara said that the demand would be spread across just 20 Ukrainian manufacturers. Brave1, Ukraine's state-backed innovation platform, said that supporting domestic jet engine production has been a priority for the past year and a half. The 20 active projects include a mix of government and private initiatives. Large-scale mini-turbojet engine production is "crucial for effectively protecting our skies, and we are working hand-in-hand with the Defense Forces to deliver it at pace," Brave1 told Business Insider in a statement on Tuesday.
乌克兰将喷气发动机用于中程无人机，这些无人机曾被用于打击乌克兰南部被占领地区的俄罗斯后勤和补给线路，以及深度打击武器，包括其能够穿越边界数百英里打击军事和能源目标的巡航导弹。喷气发动机对乌克兰而言也至关重要，因为该国正在研发下一代拦截器，以应对俄军喷气动力攻击无人机的增加。早期的乌克兰拦截器型号是为应对由活塞发动机驱动的俄军无人机而设计的，这些无人机的速度可达每小时115英里。
Ukraine puts jet engines in medium-range drones, which it has used to hit Russian logistics and supply routes across occupied regions of southern Ukraine, and deep-strike weapons, including its cruise missiles that can reach military and energy targets hundreds of miles across the border. Jet engines are also essential for Ukraine as it builds a next generation of interceptors to counter a rise in Russian jet-powered attack drones. Earlier Ukrainian interceptor models were designed to counter Russian drones powered by piston engines, which could reach speeds of up to 115 mph.
但莫斯科正日益增加使用喷气动力无人机，其速度要快得多；一些变体的速度可达每小时375英里，且更难以拦截。
But Moscow is increasingly using jet-powered drones that travel much faster; some variants can reach up to 375 mph and are much harder to intercept.
乌克兰国防公司目前正在研发更快的拦截器，其中一些由涡喷发动机提供动力。新一代拦截器已经击落了俄罗斯几架最快的无人机。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基在9月下旬与军方领导人会晤后透露，针对俄罗斯无人机威胁，已就国内喷气发动机生产作出“新决定”，当时他办公室发布的声明如此称。他未作进一步说明。
Ukrainian defense firms are now developing faster interceptors, some of which are powered by turbojet engines. The next generation of interceptors has already downed several of Russia's fastest drones. Following a meeting with military leadership in late September on the Russian drone threat, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that "new decisions" had been made concerning domestic jet engine production, according to a statement from his office at the time. He did not elaborate further.