EU and US promise to provide Ukraine with ammunition and missiles in 2025
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Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:12:05 +0200
What is known about the EUs plans to manufacture and transfer artillery ammunition to Ukraine in 2025Kubilius noted that currently EU countries produce only 2025 of weapons, and the rest is purchased from other countries.The European Commissioner emphasized that orders from European countries are needed to increase production, but this is currently lacking.He added that without an increase in defense orders, there is no need to expect an increase in the production of weapons and ammunition for Ukraine.
Money from the EU budget cannot be used to purchase weapons for Ukraine.
There are a number of restrictions on investment in the defense industry outside the EU.
However, money from the European Peace Fund or from frozen Russian assets can be used to purchase weapons, Kubilius explains.
According to him, in 2025 the EU intends to allocate about 30 billion euros to Ukraine, the use of which Kyiv will decide independently.The European Union is also currently implementing a mechanism that will allow the Ukrainian militaryindustrial complex to be integrated into the European defense industry.What is known about the probability of receiving missiles from the USThe Pentagon has awarded a 253.7 million contract to Williams International to increase missile production, including for military assistance programs to Ukraine.This contract will allow Williams International to increase rocket engine production and meet the U.S.
Department of Defenses demand for Harpoon missiles, JASSM, LongRange AntiShip Missiles LRASM, Tomahawk and other precision strike weapons.At the same time, DPA Purchases DPAP funding allocated under the IndoPacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 and the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 will be used to implement the contract.
These efforts will increase the production capacity of critical materials needed to protect against enemy aggression, the US Department of Defense notes.
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