Germany prepares new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include many armoured vehicles

Following the US and Italy, the German government is also preparing a new military aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Here's What We Know

A list of armaments has appeared on the German government website. The new aid package will include many armoured vehicles. For example, 64 Bandvagn 206 tracked all-terrain vehicles. In addition, Ukraine will receive 66 armoured personnel carriers. Their model is not specified, but it is likely to be the Fuchs 1 APC. Deliveries of the armaments should begin shortly.

Flashback

The Bandvagn 206 (aka BV206) is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle. Its production is the Swedish company BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds. The vehicle is designed specifically to operate in the Arctic, jungle and desert. It has a Cummins 5.9-litre diesel engine, a payload of up to 5 tonnes and the ability to add various modular systems. For example, additional armour and weapons.

The Fuchs 1 is a German wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier. It was adopted by the Bundeswehr in 1979 and together with the American M113 is the main transportation vehicle for infantry on the battlefield. Several modifications for different purposes were created on its basis. Since 2009 the Bundeswehr has been replacing them with the GTK Boxer and the RS PARA RASIT with the RASIT radar.

Source: bundesregierung