US Requests Proposals To Provide Ukraine With Air Navigation System Beacon - Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th February, 2019) The United States has issued a request for a proposal (RFP) to provide Ukraine with a tactical air navigation system beacon, the US Air Force said in a posting on Tuesday.

"This Request for Proposal is to provide the Ukraine Republic with an Instrument Landing System/Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) and a VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) beacon and a Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) system beacon for the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) located at Starokonstantyniv Air Base," the agency said.

The RFP also requests that included with the equipment is all associated training and support services. Proposals are due by mid-day on April 5, according to the posting.

Last October, a US service member and a Ukrainian service member, during a military exercise, died in a crash of a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27UB combat aircraft that was stationed at the Starokostiantyniv Air Base.