German concern Rheinmetall calls Marder BMP the most successful weapon on the battlefield in Ukraine

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said in an interview with TSN that Marder APCs are one of the most successful models of military equipment the company has supplied to the Ukrainian Defence Forces.

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"I can say that the most successful at the moment are the Marder infantry fighting vehicles," he explained, adding that it is difficult to be more precise because a number of data are currently confidential.

Earlier this week, Rheinmetall announced the delivery of another batch of Marder infantry fighting vehicles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was completed at the end of the third quarter of this year.

This brings the total number of Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles delivered under various programmes, including the so-called "ring exchanges", to approximately 200 units. Rheinmetall also reported that the rate of refurbishment of Marder combat vehicles is 10 units per month, which is equivalent to 120 units per year.

Source: TSN