Berlin plans to provide Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense systems and more than 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks in 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 24.
A message on the ministry’s website outlined the 2024 Ukraine military aid program as follows:
- IRIS-T air defense systems;
- Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns;
- Over 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks;
- Additional artillery systems with more than 230,000 shells;
- Armored personnel carriers;
- Armored bridging vehicles;
- 450 reinforced vehicles;
- Demining systems;
- UAVs;
- Radars and reconnaissance systems.
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Additional artillery systems with more than 230,000 shells
Those should include the first tranche of RCH 155s, aka PzH2000 without loader on a boxer chassis, brand new, Ukraine will be the first operator. Can shoot single shots while scooting, doesn’t need to deploy stabilisers or anything to shoot a barrage.
