About fifteen years ago, an Israel company, which specializes in the production of cooling systems for aircrafts, has started cooperation with Ukrainian Aviation Concern SE "Antonov".

Israeli replaced the Russian company, with which Ukroboronprom (includes SE "Antonov") was forced to terminate the businessrelationship.

Despite the attempts of Ukraine to completely eliminate dependence on the products of the Russian military-industrial complex, it was extremely difficult to replace all constituent parts by the foreign counterparts. But, not only the Ukrainian planes, designed according to the hundreds of USSR State Standard are outdated. The matter is complicated by the fact that the classical system of bureaucracy holds Ukrainian aviation industry by a deadly grip.

Modern companies have been working on the NATO army’s standards for a long time. Now the ever-present USSR State Standards of the mid of last century are confusing the Israelis. The representatives of the Israeli companies operating in "Antonov" offered to work on the NATO standards, gradually modernizing the Ukrainian aircrafts. "There is no money" – that was the answer of the Ukrainian side...

In addition, the case is further complicated by the bureaucratic red-tape: for the production of the necessary systems, Israelis need from 6 to 36 months. The Ukrainian legislation states that all the money shall be returned to the customer if he does not fulfill the contract obligations within 90 days..

Who would like to work with Ukraine on such terms? Israelis? Many thanks to them. But how long the Israeli company will sustain the Ukrainian realities?