Marder BMPs, artillery shells, RQ-35 Heidrun UAVs and HX81 tank tractor: Germany hands Ukraine new arms package

By: Myroslav Trinko | 13.09.2023, 13:43
Marder BMPs, artillery shells, RQ-35 Heidrun UAVs and HX81 tank tractor: Germany hands Ukraine new arms package

Germany continues to help Ukraine fight the occupiers, having announced a new military aid package for the AFU.

Here's What We Know

According to the government website, the new aid package includes:

  • 20 Marder BMPs with ammunition;
  • 1.5 million rounds of ammunition for firearms.
  • 3,000 155mm shells;
  • 2 Wisent 1 armoured demining vehicles;
  • Satcom satellite communications surveillance system;
  • 20 RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance UAVs;
  • 2 mobile antenna systems;
  • 10 drone detection systems;
  • HX81 8x8 tank tractor and 4 semi-trailers;
  • 5 8x8 trucks,
  • 9 vehicles;
  • 3 ambulances.

Source: Bundesregierung