A lack of raw materials and long production cycles prevent the West from adapting projectile production to Ukraine’s needs. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused a noticeable increase in projectile production in Western countries, but due to a lack of raw materials and long production cycles, it still does n... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #NIOA #Rheinmetall #Saab #WeaponsProduction
Denmark’s investment fund will develop the Ukrainian defense industry: What other defensive assistance are Ukraine’s partners offering? Denmark plans to create an investment fund to develop the Ukrainian defense industry and accelerate weapons production. Investors will receive an ownership share, access to information, and the opport... #ArtilleryShells #AS90 #Denmark #GreatBritain #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MilitaryEquipmentRepair #Netherlands
Germany plans to provide another €400M in military support to Ukraine by the end of the year and delivered two IRIS-T missile systems. The German Parliament has allocated an additional €400M for military aid to Ukraine in 2024, which will allow the implementation of 50 projects totaling €1.4B this year. The German government announce... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #IRIS-T #Lithuania #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The capabilities of Ukraine’s defense industry are insufficient to combat Russia. Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Gavrylyuk said that “We do not have enough developed capabilities in our defense-industrial complex to win this war with our weapons. For a long time, under corru... #ArtilleryShells #CzechRepublic #DefenseIndustryUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Britain is buying tens of thousands of shells for Ukraine, and Germany will deliver the promised IRIS-T air defense systems on time. The British Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a £300M contract to purchase 152-mm shells for Ukraine. London plans to deliver 120,000 shells over the next 18 months, stimulating the develop... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #GreatBritain #IRIS-T #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
An artillery agreement with Norway will help Ukraine reduce its dependence on Western supplies of weapons and ammunition. The Norwegian government has signed an agreement to transfer artillery production to Ukraine. If Ukraine produces Western-style howitzers and projectiles domestically, it will free itself from complet... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #Norway #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Rheinmetall receives an order from Ukraine to construct an ammunition production plant. The German defense concern Rheinmetall has received an order from the Ukrainian government to construct an ammunition factory, previously announced in February. The exact value of the deal is not spec... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #Rheinmetall #WeaponsProduction
Slovakia maintains a stance against providing military aid to Ukraine, but its shells still end up on the frontlines. Slovakia’s defense minister is pushing for a major increase in ammunition production to boost the country’s economic growth. According to Bloomberg, while Fico’s government steadfastly ref... #ArtilleryShells #RobertFico #RobertKaliňák #Slovakia #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
While its partners are providing promised military aid, Ukraine is expanding its drone use. Ukraine’s allies plan to provide Kyiv with nearly 500,000 artillery shells by the end of the year through the Czech artillery initiative. Other munitions are available and could be supplied to U... #ArtilleryShells #CaesarHowitzers #MetteFrederiksen #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UkrainianDrone #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The EU severely overestimated its ability to produce 155-mm projectiles for Ukraine. A study shows that as of June, the EU has provided Ukraine with 50% fewer shells than promised, and those have seen significant delays. In the spring of this year, the European Commission announced th... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #ThierryBreton #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The US is preparing to announce a $150M military aid package to Ukraine, and Prague and Madrid deliver weapons. The new package from the US will include anti-tank weapons, grenades, and critically needed 155-mm and 105-mm artillery shells; it is also expected to contain ammunition for HIMARS artillery rocket sy... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #HIMARSartillery #LeopardBattleTanks #PatriotSystems #USmilitaryAid #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany helped improve logistics at the Ukrainian border, while the Czech Republic warned about the low quality of the shells that had been purchased. Germany handed over 41 Mercedes Arocs trucks to the State Border Service of Ukraine to improve border patrol logistics and combat effectiveness at the front. At the same time, the Minister of Defense ... #ArtilleryShells #CzechRepublic #Germany #JanaČernochová #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SouthKoreaAid #WarinUkraine
American defense giant Northrop Grumman will launch ammunition production in Ukraine. The American defense corporation Northrop Grumman plans to create production facilities for medium-caliber ammunition in Ukraine. This results from a state-funded Ukrainian government project and appr... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryUkraine #NorthropGrumman #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine receives a large batch of weapons with IRIS-Ts, tanks, and HIMARS from Germany and artillery shells from the Czech initiative. Ukraine received another large delivery of weapons from Germany, including air defense systems, tanks, and armored vehicles. The package includes 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 10 Leopard 1 A5 ... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #HIMARSartillery #IRIS-T #JanLipavsky #LeopardBattleTanks #Marder #Pentagon
Russia produces 200-300% more shells than the West combined, and for 75% less. Russia has increased its military production faster than NATO expected, and the countries of the Alliance have taken longer to increase their production than they should have, as stated by NATO Secret... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryRussia #JensStoltenberg #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine needs €7-10B annually for basic ammunition supplies. Czech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Tomasz Kopechny said, Ukraine’s basic need for large-caliber projectiles, and this is not only 120-155 mm but also mortar caliber 81 mm... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #TomaszKopechny #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The artillery initiative for Ukraine: How many countries have provided funds, when will deliveries begin, and why are they delayed? So far, only four countries have contributed funds: Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Luxembourg promised to contribute €5M yesterday. The Czech Republic is now calling on the allies who... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #MichalStrnad #WeaponsforUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The US will supply Ukraine with more large-caliber ammunition: a new plant with a capacity of 30,000 shells per month was opened in Texas. Texas has opened a new factory to produce 155 mm artillery shells, reports the NYT. As noted, the enterprise will produce about 30,000 shells every month. The opening of the new General Dynamics plant... #AmmunitionFactory #ArtilleryShells #GeneralDynamics #Pentagon #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Portugal will provide Ukraine with €126M in aid under a new security agreement, and the EU will deliver 500,000 artillery shells. On May 28, Ukraine signed a security agreement with Portugal, which includes the provision of €126M in military aid by the end of the year and support in defense sector reforms, demining, and reconstr... #ArtilleryShells #CzechRepublic #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Portugal #SecurityAgreement #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukrainian munitions manufacturers will achieve a 25% profit, and France’s €200M grant will be used for defense needs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the government has approved a resolution establishing a profit margin of up to 25% of their cost for domestic ammunition manufacturers. He noted the success... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DenysShmyhal #France #WeaponsProduction
Germany sends Leopard tanks and an IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine, and the US officially announces the next military aid package. Germany handed over a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which includes artillery shells, Leopard 1 AP tanks, machine guns, drones, rifles, and ammunition. Ukraine received: 10 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, ... #ArtilleryShells #Germany #HimarsForUkraine #IRIS-T #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #VectorDrones
The US is readying a $275M defense package, and the Netherlands and its partners will purchase weapons worth €175M. The US is preparing another $275M military aid package for Ukraine, which will probably be announced on May 24. It is noted that this will be the fourth tranche of military aid to Ukraine since Congre... #ArtilleryShells #HimarsForUkraine #KajsaOllongren #Netherlands #SupportUkraine #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
The US is considering the transfer of another Patriot system, France is providing additional missiles for SAMP/T, and Latvia has allocated €10M for ammunition. The Biden administration plans to send an additional Patriot battery and radars to Ukraine. France has also prepared a new batch of Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles to be sent to Ukraine. The addition... #ArtilleryShells #AsterMissiles #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PatriotMissiles #SAMP/T #WarinUkraine
What other defense support from its partners can Ukraine count on in the near future? Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba discussed the progress of the Czech initiative to purchase shells for Ukraine with his Czech colleague Jan Lipavský. The first shells from the Czech initiativ... #ArtilleryShells #DmytroKuleba #FighterBombers #JanLipavsky #SAMP/T #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Britain will provide a record military aid package with Storm Shadow missiles and other munitions, Norway will increase support, and the Czech shells will arrive at the end of May. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Poland on April 23, where he announced Britain’s largest package of military aid to Ukraine yet, valued at £500M ($617M). It contains: 60 boats and na... #ArtilleryShells #JosepBorrell #M577 #RishiSunak #StormShadow #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Through the Czech artillery initiative, 180,000 rounds of artillery ammunitions has been sourced for Ukraine, with more than 20 countries participating. Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, stated: “We are working to obtain another 300,000 shells for Ukraine and have already concluded contracts for the first 180,000. The ammunition ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #CzechMilitaryAid #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrFiala #WarinUkraine
South Korea will allocate $2.3B in aid to Ukraine, Lithuania has sent armored personnel carriers and drones, and Estonia has found another million shells. Seoul will provide Kyiv with a medium- and long-term $2.3B aid package starting this year and will also offer $12M to rehabilitate wounded Ukrainian soldiers through the NATO Trust Fund for Aid to Ukr... #ArtilleryShells #IngridaŠimonyte #M577 #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SouthKoreaAid #WeaponsforUkraine
€100B from NATO is not enough: Lithuania insists on increasing the financing amount for Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including within the limits of bilateral commitments. As NATO members discuss the creation of a €100B five-year fund to support Ukraine, Lithuania is taking the position that these efforts may also include bilateral aid, Lithuania’s ambassador to t... #ArtilleryShells #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Latvia will transfer €1M worth of drones, launch joint production of shells and drones, and prepare a security agreement for Ukraine. Latvia will soon hand over €1M worth of domestically produced drones to Ukraine. As part of the drone coalition, it plans to allocate at least €10M this year. The Latvian government announced another ... #ArtilleryShells #dronestoUkraine #LatviasupportsUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SecurityAgreement #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Finland will provide Ukraine with a €188M military aid package and signed a security guarantee agreement. Finland has announced a new aid package to Ukraine worth €188M. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that this is the 23rd aid package to Ukraine. “It contains means for anti-aircraft defense ... #AlexanderStubb #ArtilleryShells #Finland #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SecurityAgreement #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Military aid to Ukraine: one million shells, €1B in loans from Poland, and €100M from Belgium. The participants of the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for the needs of Ukraine signed an agreement under which our country will receive one million rounds of ammunition. Initially,... #ArtilleryShells #dronestoUkraine #EvolveDynamics #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Germany has provided Ukraine with a large package of military aid, and hundreds of thousands more shells are being prepared. Germany handed over a package of military aid to Ukraine, which included nine Carrier Warthog tracked command all-terrain vehicles, 18,000 155 mm shells, six WISENT 1 demining tanks, trucks, engineeri... #ArtilleryShells #GermanyMilitaryAid #Marder #PatriotMissiles #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
France will pressure arms manufacturers to speed up aid to Ukraine and is preparing the transfer of 78 Caesar howitzers and 400 drones. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said he is ready to use his powers to requisition industrial capacity or impose priorities on arms manufacturers to speed up the production of weapons and amm... #ArtilleryShells #AsterMissiles #CaesarHowitzers #dronestoUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SébastienLecornu
Allies are working to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles and ammunition. The Coalition of Armored Vehicles in Support of Ukraine was inaugurated in Warsaw. During the meeting, representatives from the participating countries developed a consolidated position on strengtheni... #armoredvehicles #ArtilleryShells #Rheinmetall #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
By summer, the EU will have trained 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers and delivered 500,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, and Iceland has joined the Czech initiative. The European Union, in cooperation with individual bloc member countries, has provided Ukraine with €31B worth of military equipment since the start of the full-scale war. “But this is not enoug... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #JosepBorrell #UkrainianSoldiersTraining #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Australia joins the drone coalition, Spain provides 19 Leopard 2 tanks, and Estonia will provide €20M in aid. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles has announced that his country has joined the Ukrainian drone coalition. Meanwhile, Spain is preparing a new batch of battle tanks for transfer to Ukraine. T... #ArtilleryShells #DronesCoalition #HannoPevkur #LeopardBattleTanks #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RichardMarles #WeaponsforUkraine
The Czech Republic has already handed over 300,000 shells to Ukraine, and Lithuania has joined the initiative and is providing €35M. The Czech Republic has delivered 300,000 shells to Ukraine, which should provide a vital “rest for a few months” on the front line, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said. He added that ... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #IngridŠimonite #JanLipavsky #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
The results of 20 Ramstein: the US promises victory to Ukraine, and Germany provides €500M in aid. US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said at the opening of the 20th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine that Washington and the Ramstein coalition of countries will not allow Ukraine to be... #ArtilleryShells #BorisPistorius #LloydAustin #Ramstein #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The Czech Republic has sourced 1.5 million shells worth €3.3B for Ukraine through Cold War contacts. The Czech Republic received about 800,000 artillery shells from various suppliers worldwide and found another 700,000 shells that could be bought with additional funds. The cost for all 1.5 million pr... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #CzechMilitaryAid #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
European NATO countries are ready to spend almost $500B on defense; the EC has already allocated €500M to increase ammunition production. The threat posed by Russia forces has convinced NATO countries to arm themselves, and they also need to arm Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. He added that this year, the combined defe... #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryEU #JensStoltenberg #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #WeaponsProduction
Russia produces 200% more artillery shells than the US and EU combined for Ukraine. According to NATO intelligence data, Russia produces about 250,000 artillery munitions per month, or about three million per year. Together, the US and Europe can produce only about 1.2 million rounds... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #DefenseIndustryRussia #RussianMilitary #WarinUkraine #WeaponsProduction
The Czech Republic has completed fundraising and will purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine. Ukraine’s allies have collected all the financing needed for the Czech-initiated purchase, said President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel. The necessary amount was reached after Norwegian authoritie... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PetrPavel #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
France convenes a meeting of Ukraine’s allies on March 7 and joins the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition. France invited the ministers of foreign affairs and defense from Ukraine and its primary allies, as well as the Secretary General of NATO and the head of EU diplomacy, to participate in a video call o... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #EmmanuelMacron #PetrPavel #SupportUkraine
Germany joins the projectile coalition and will buy ammunition worth hundreds of millions of euros. Germany will take part in the Franco-Czech initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine’s armed forces, said Steffen Hebestreit, a representative of the German go... #AmmunitionForUkraine #ArtilleryShells #Bundestag #SteffenHebestreit #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
