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The information was shared by ESuT. We are talking about 20 vehicles. Earlier, Ukraine received 5 cars. The German government will finance the purchase of the vehicles. Deliveries should begin in the coming months. By the way, Ukraine is the first operator of Caracal.
The Netherlands said in 2023 that it would buy VERA-NG radar stations for Ukraine. It looks like they are already in Ukraine.
A photo of the first installations was published on the social network Twitter. What quantity the first batch includes is still unknown, but most likely it will be 3-4 systems.
Last autumn, the USA secretly transferred to Ukraine a small number of MGM-140A ATACMS ballistic missiles with a range of 165 km. Now information has appeared on the Internet that the Ukrainian Armed Forces may receive an improved version of the missile.
We are talking about $683,000,000 worth of arms. This is the largest aid package that Sweden has handed over since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently announced that Germany will transfer a new military aid package worth 1.1bn euros to Ukraine. Now the country's government has shared more details about the package.
The information was shared by French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Le Journal du Dimanche reports. It is about a new development of the French defence complex with technology that is currently in the experimental phase.
A few hours ago, we wrote that Germany was handing over a new arms package to Ukraine. As it turned out, this is not all and the Germans are now preparing an additional package.
The new aid package included M113 armoured personnel carriers (two of them converted into ambulances), fire engines, snow removal vehicles, 2 light boats, electric generators, water purification units, and weapons for air defence and maritime operations.
The information appeared on the website of the German Ministry of Defence. We are talking about a package worth 100m euros. It has already been partially transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Information about this appeared on the website of the department. It is about the purchase of 50 missiles in modification AGM-158B/B-2. The approximate amount of the contract will be $908,000,000. It should still include training missiles, various equipment, spare parts, accessories, as well as technical and logistical support. The Netherlands is going to use AGM-158B JASSM-ER with F-35 Lightning II fighters.
NASAMS is a mobile surface-to-air missile system for destroying manoeuvring targets at low and medium altitudes. The system was developed in the early 1990s by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence with the participation of the American Raytheon.
The CRV7 (Canadian Rocket Vehicle 7) is a Canadian aircraft missile designed to attack ground targets. Due to its flexibility, it is mounted on helicopters and aeroplanes, providing high accuracy for long-range firing.
The information was shared by the French military procurement agency (Direction générale de l'armement). It is about 109 systems in the new MK II modification with improved defence and increased mobility. The contract is worth 350 million euros. The first deliveries of the SAU will start in 2026.
This was announced by US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland at a briefing in Kiev. According to her, the GLSDB has already travelled to the front.
