Ukraine's Protection Ministry has ordered one other 180,000 rounds of 35 mm ammunition for self-propelled Gepard anti-aircraft weapons from the German Rheinmetall arms producer, the corporate introduced on Jan. 6.
The order for a brand new batch of rounds of HEI-T ammunition (Excessive Explosive Incendiary with Tracer) was booked in December 2024 and is funded by the German authorities. The beginning of supply is predicted in 2026, based on Rheinmetall.
Berlin despatched 55 Gepards to Ukraine, which had been decommissioned by Germany's Armed Forces.
"They’ve confirmed their worth in air protection for greater than two years," the assertion learn.
The Gepard, a German-designed weapon first launched into service within the Seventies, was designed to be used towards planes and helicopters. It is usually seen as extremely efficient towards drones, together with the Shahed-type ones, which Russia makes use of in each day assaults towards Ukraine.
Initially criticized for its sluggish supply of navy help to Ukraine following the start of the full-scale invasion, Berlin has turn out to be the second-largest supplier of navy tools after the U.S.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova