Ukraine Weapons Systems

Sustainment Center
(UkWSSC)
CONCEPT OVERVIEW Alex Vindman
CEO, Trident Support

Yevgeny Vindman
President, Trident Support

Steven M. Anderson
Executive Director, Intl Ops & Log, All Native Group

August 2022

 Agenda
• Problem Statement
• Solution
• Initial Concept
• Key Enablers
• Key Assumptions and Requirements
• Major Components of the UkWSSC
• Courses of Actions
• Initial Operating Capability (NTP + 30)
• Full Operating Capability (NTP + 90)
• Bottom Line
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 Problem Statement
• Operational readiness rates are
adversely impacted by severe shortages
in critical repair parts
• All significant maintenance actions
require the equipment evacuation 800
miles to Poland or Romania.
• Funding is URGENTLY needed for a
logistics sustainment center in Central
Ukraine
• The UkWSSC will enable higher UkWSSC

readiness rates of US/NATO provided

equipment and set conditions for the
conduct of offensive operations

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 Problem: Maint & Repair Parts in Poland

800 M Lower OR
iles f
rom
Fron Rates =
t Lin
es to LIVES LOST
Supp
or t in
Polan and less
d
effective
• 30 day turnaround for combat
unserviceable equip operations
• No significant stockage
of repair parts in country
• Operators and
maintainers are not
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 Solution: Support Pushed Forward

Higher OR
Rates =
OEM
Deliveries
LIVES SAVED
NATO Repair and more
UkWSSC
Parts effective
combat
operations
• Key parts only hours
from units in field
• Bring operators and
maintainers to safe
location for training
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 UkWSSC Initial Concept

• UkWSSC will focus on Receipt, Storage and Issue
(RSI) of the repair parts needed to maintain higher
readiness rates in the combat units employing US/
NATO equipment
• Training operators and maintenance personnel on
appropriate maintenance operations and
procedures
• Initial Operating Capability (IOC) will occur within
30 days of project funding approval and Full
Operating Capability will be achieved within 90 days
• A detailed implementation plan will be developed
and submitted to the Contracting Officer
Representative (COR) within 5 days of project
funding approval

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 Key Enablers
• US and NATO contractors and FSRs (Field Service Reps
from manufacturers) on the ground at the UkWSSC will
conduct training and ensure highest maintenance
standards according to OEM rqmts
• DoD Acquisition Advice Code assigned (DODAAC)
allowing UkWSSC Supply Support Activity (SSA) to
requisition parts using military supply system
• Automated processes using intrasit visibility and RFID
tracking reduces errors and expedites process
• Base security provided to all contractor personnel
• Point force protection provided by multiple layers of
Ukrainian ADA coverage and forward positioning of US C-
RAM (Counter Rocket-Artillery-Mortar) systems

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 US/NATO Provided Equipment

o M1117 ASV (Textron) o Mk19 grenade launcher
o M1151/M1152/HMMWV o Riverine assault boat
(AM General) o AN/PVS-14 night vision device
o M777A2 howitzer (BAE) o AN/PAS-13 thermal sight
o AN/TPQ-49 and 50 radars - SRC
o M119 and Hawkeye Inc
105mm (BAE) o Model 903 direction finder and
o Stryker platform BlackTalon/AUDS EW system -
TCI Inc
(General Dynamics) o RQ20 Puma (Aerovironment)
o M113 platform o Other NATO Equipment
o M2 machine gun

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 Key Assumptions/Requirements (1 of 3)
• UkWSSC will be located such that it is within a 12 hour drive to the rear echelon
units for Ukrainian Armed Forces in the field in the Donbas region.
• The UkWSSC will be entirely manned by contractors; the UkWSSC will be
turned over to Ukrainian management within one year after FOC.
• All contractors deploy to the UkWSSC will be healthy and fit, and will meet the
basic health standards required by the US Army to deploy to the combat zones
in Iraq or Afghanistan.
• Repair parts will be provided by the USG free of charge and stockage levels will
be sufficient to sustain a 90% operationally rate for all weapon systems for 30
days of combat offensive operations, based on anticipated demand rates from
equipment manufacturers and US Army historic demand history (Afghanistan,
Iraq, etc.).
• Repair parts for all US/NATO systems will be shipped by the USG to the
UkWSSC; a Department of Defense Acquisition Advice Code (DODAAC) and ship-
to address will be assigned to the UkWSSC so as to expedite delivery without
payment or funding complications.
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 Key Assumptions/Requirements (2 of 3)
• An automated supply system that integrates into the DOD supply system in
Poland and Germany will be provided to the UkWSSC, as well as the central
logistics activity of all brigade-sized units.
• UkWSSC will be established on a secure, actively guarded facility with
point defense systems such as the Counter-Rocket Artillery Mortar (C-RAM)
• The UkWSSC will be supported with high-speed internet access.
• Repair parts transportation to the UkWSSC from locations in Poland and
Romania will be provided/contracted by the USG; transportation from the
UkWSSC to the units in the field will be provided by the GOU on trucks
provided/contracted by the GOU.
• Work Visas will be provided by the GOU to all non-Ukrainian personnel free
of charge.
• Workers insurance is expected to be a major concern to US and European
employers; therefore, increased insurance rates above the normal DBA
rates for Eastern Europe will be reimbursed by the USG.

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 Key Assumptions/Requirements (3 of 3)
• Life Support requirements:
• Furnished billeting with access to showers (at least 20
individual rooms for senior personnel)
• Internet Access
• Food service
• Laundry
• First aid station/emergency medical support
• Gym and recreational facilities
• Trash removal, janitorial services, vector control
• UkWSSC will be provided NATO standard body armor and
helmets.
• Seriously ill or injured contractors will be provided Level I
medical care and immediate ground medical evacuation to
the closest major medical facility if required.

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 Major Components of UkWSSC

Repair Parts Storage Warehouse

Maintenance Training Facility Maintenance Facility

Mobile Support and Recovery Tms

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 Repair Parts Storage Warehouse
• Receipt, Storage and Issue of all critical lines
• Supply Management Offices
• Stock Control and Purchase Order Management
• Major Assemblies Yard
• RFID Inventory Management and Bar Coding
• RFID intransit visibility & location tracking
• Customs clearance
• Kitting and Labeling
• Packing, Crating, Palletization
• Elevated loading docks and access to railhead
• 3D Printer to produce hard to order parts
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 Maintenance Facility
• 5000 sq foot facility with 10 ten
overhead crane
• 8 x internal bays w hydraulic lift
• 8 x Master Mechanic tool sets
• 40 x General Mechanic tool sets
• All special tools
• Automated repair parts requisitioning
• All required diagnostic equipment
• Complete electronic and hard copy
technical manuals
• All Special Tools and 3D Printer
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 Maintenance Training Facility

• Units will deploy maintenance personnel from the
field to attend 2-3 week training
• Instructors will be highly experienced former
soldiers or contractors in Iraq and/or Afghanistan
• Billeting and life support to support classes of 25
mechanics per session
• Classrooms with appropriate furniture
• Computers with internet access
• Complete diagnostic equipment and technical
manuals – both electronic and hard copy
• Required tools and special tools for hands-on
training
• Mobile training teams will be developed to push
maint training if tactical situation supports
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 Mobile Support and Recovery Teams

• 4 wheel drive ruggedized trucks with tools and
welding equipment
• Recovery vehicles/wreckers with at least 5 ton lift
capacity
• Vehicles to support:
• 5 x Mobile Maintenance Support Teams
• 5 x Recovery Team
• 25-30 experience maintenance experts to constitute
the mobile repair teams
• 25-30 experience recovery operators to constitute the
mobile recovery teams
• Maintenance and Recovery teams will deploy together
as support situation evolves

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 COA1: MOD Facility

• Vicinity Vinnystya
• MOD facility being used as support depot for all
Ukrainian artillery systems
• PREFERRED OPTION
• Located on major highway with 4 x rail load
ramps and access to rail lines heading west and Front Gate
east
• Estimated 8-10 hour truck/rail to Bde areas
• Superbly equipped facility with excellent
maintenance and warehousing facilities
• Turn-key ready; very little prep work required
• Superb staff with outstanding leadership,
engineering and laboratory support; great synergy
in working with already proven technicians
• Battle handoff in a year very doable
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 COA1: MOD Facility Capabilities

Overhead Lift 20 Tons

Excellent maintenance facilities Excellent painting facilities

Excellent internal access New LED lighting Superb armaments shop

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 COA1: MOD Facility Capabilities

Superb COMMEL shop Gun tube boring and repair Soviet era maintenance facility

Cabling and wire harness repair Chemical dip tank Bomb Shelter

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 COA1: MOD Facility Capabilities

Superb engineering team Electronics testing and repair Electronic component repair

Electronic component repair Office space available Optics shop

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 COA2: Commercial Facility
• Location: Koziatynska
• Commercial facility (manufacturing)
• EXECUTABLE OPTION BUT NOT PREFERRED
• Located near on major highway with 2 x rail load
ramps and access to rail lines heading west and
east; however, all local roads are gravel and may
require paving
• Estimated 8-10 hour or rail to Bde areas
• Security is adequate (200 cameras) but will need
additional investment
• Well equipped facility with excellent maintenance
and warehousing facilities with plenty of space
• Co-located w military base; excellent security
• NOT turn-key ready; requires significant prep
work and financial outlays
• Battle handoff in a year doable
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 COA2: Commercial Facility Capabilities

Outside 25 ton overhead lift Gravel roads and access Sufficient space available

Internal maintenance bays 5 ton overhead lift Sufficient outside space

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 COA2: Commercial Facility Capabilities

Manufacturing space Gun tube boring and repair Excellent classrooms

Manufacturing equipment Excellent conference room Elevated ramps/doors

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 COA2: Commercial Facility Capabilities

Superb COMMEL shop Excellent food service Soviet era maintenance facility

Huge maintenance spaces available Dining facility probably needs expansion Manufacturing space

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 COA3: Facility Outside Ukraine
• Location: Poland, Slovakia or Poland
• Used only if contractor serving in Ukraine issue
cannot be resolved
• NOT A PREFERRED OPTION
• A hybrid solution allowing UkWSSC to become
established and fully operational and set
conditions for pushing facility into Ukraine when
political conditions allow
• Security to all personnel higher than any internal
Ukraine location – insurance not an issue
• Does not address the central requirement to cut
logistics tail with Ukrainian facility

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 Initial Operating Capability NTP+30

• Key Tasks upon funding approval & Notice to Proceed (NTP):
• Hire and deploy key leaders (8-12)
• Ensure work visas are in place
• Deploy to support locations in Poland, Romania and Germany
to ensure processes in place for Ukraine support
• Initiate life support actions (food service, billeting, laundry,
gym/recreational facilities, etc.)
• Assume possession of all key facilities (warehouse,
maintenance facility, trng facilities, motor pool space, etc.)
• Assume possession of key maintenance and diagnostic
equipment, tools
• Activate DODAAC and begin building Authorized Stockage List
(ASL) for 30 days of offensive operations

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 Full Operating Capability NTP+90

• Key Tasks (NTP+90):
• Complete hiring and deploy all team personnel (approx.
100-200 total)
• All systems fully operational
• Program of Instruction (POI) developed for training
programs
• Begin redeploying operators and maintainers from
forward areas to UkWSSC for training
• All life support actions (food service, billeting, laundry,
gym/recreational facilities, etc.) are fully operational
• ASL stocked to at least 80%
• Begin pushing Maintenance Support Teams and
Recovery Teams as required to Bde Trains areas
• C-RAM deployed and all security in place

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 Bottom Line: Ukraine Needs UkWSSC

• Fills a huge void in present logistics situation and cut
supply distribution times significantly
• Will improve logistics performance during upcoming winter,
as well as enable offensive operations
• Hirer operational ready rates save lives on battlefield
• Will utilize US/NATO contractors for only the first 12
months; intent is to transition to Ukrainians at that time
(assuming Ukrainian FSR’s can obtain appropriate
accreditation from OEMs)
• An overt and vital demonstration of US and NATO
commitment to Ukraine
• Risk to contractors can be mitigated with C-RAM and
security MOD facilities
• Funding: $2M for IOC; another $10M for FOC

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 Points of Contact
• Alex Vindman
CEO, Trident
International LLC
• Yevgeny Vindman
President, Trident
International LLC
• Steve Anderson
All Native Group
Exec Dir, Int’l Ops & Trident
US Department of State’s
Support LLC
Log, All Native #1 Small Business
contractor
Group
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