Rheinmetall to supply 180,000 ammunition rounds for Gepard anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:28:46 +0200
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has ordered an additional 180,000 rounds of 35mm ammunition for the Gepard antiaircraft system from the German arms concern Rheinmetall.
Source European Pravda, citing a statement by Rheinmetall on 6 January Details The new order includes 180,000 HEIT highexplosive incendiarytracer munitions and was booked in December 2024.
The order is funded by Germany.
Its value is traditionally not disclosed, indicating that it is a doubledigit number in millions of euros.
The ordered ammunition can efficiently attack a variety of aerial targets, including drones.
It will be manufactured at Rheinmetalls facility in Unterl.
Due to increased demand for 35mm ammunition, the production line at this facility was rebuilt at a high cost and in a short period of time in the spring of 2023.
Background To date, the Federal Republic of Germany handed over a total of 55 Gepard antiaircraft systems to Ukraine, which were decommissioned by the Bundeswehr.
They have demonstrated their worth in air defence for more than two years.
In addition, in December, Ukraines Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Germanys Rheinmetall for the supply of 155mm artillery propellant charge modules.
On 23 December, Germany revised the list of military aid to Ukraine, including Leopard 1 A5 tanks, IRIST SLM/SLS antiaircraft missile systems, and Patriot launchers.
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