Germany to hand over PzH 2000 and RCH 155 artillery systems to Ukraine

Ukraine will receive 36 additional 155 mm artillery pieces from Germany in the coming years.

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The new package of German military assistance worth €1.13 billion includes 18 PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery systems and 18 units of the latest RCH 155. In addition to the delivery of the vehicles, Germany will provide crew training, supplies of equipment and ammunition.

The German government has indicated that 18 more PzH 2000 howitzers will be delivered to Ukraine in 2026 and 2027 in addition to the existing 14. In addition to the 18 RCH 155s ordered earlier, the German government will supply an additional batch of 18 of the same self-propelled artillery systems from 2025 to 2027.

In addition, as part of its military assistance, Germany will for the first time provide Ukraine with artillery shells of the Soviet 122 mm calibre. It is planned that in 2024, the Armed Forces will receive 120,000 of these munitions.

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The PzH 2000 is a self-propelled tracked artillery system developed by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. It stands out with a high level of automation of all systems, and the turret armour protects against small arms and artillery shell fragments.

The RCH 155 is the latest wheeled self-propelled artillery system developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. It has an automatic loading system with ammunition and is positioned as the world's first artillery system that can fire on the move.

Source: German Ministry of Defence