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Een update van gepasseerde maand

On December 18, Sweden and Denmark concluded a joint agreement to further support Ukraine with the transfer of an additional ~25 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. Denmark will fund the transfer with $264 million USD and Sweden will support the procurement (see statement here).

On December 17, Rheinmetall secured another contract from Germany to provide Ukraine with several hundred thousand 155mm artillery shells, detonators, and propellant charges. The order will run through 2029 and has the potential value of €1.2 billion (see press release here).

On December 16, Germany updated its factsheet of aid provided to Ukraine with 9 Bandvagn 206 ATVs, 1 Patriot air defense system and missiles, 7,390 155mm shells, 6 mine clearing systems, 14 drone detection systems, 16 Zetros trucks, 4 semi-trailers, 4 vehicles, and 47,040 rounds of 40mm ammo (see updated list here).

On December 15, Lithuania announced it had delivered several million cartridges, several thousand rounds of ammunition for portable short-range anti-tank grenade launchers, and about a thousand folding beds to Ukraine (see announcement here).

On December 14, Estonia provided Ukraine with a new defense package worth €80 million, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, machine guns, ammunition for light weapons, various vehicles and boats, and diving equipment (see statement here). Germany also announced that an agreement was authorized with KNDS, a munitions manufacturer company, for the supply of 68,000 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine. This contract is valued at €278 million (see media here).

On December 13, Denmark presented a military aid package worth €1 billion. The package includes an unspecified number of tanks, ammunition, drones, and other equipment. Specific makes and models are currently undisclosed (see media here). Norway will also donate additional NASAMS air defense systems valued at over 32 million USD from current stocks. Eight more launch systems will be ordered from defense industries (see press release here).

On December 12, the Czech Republic announced it has issued licenses for the commercial supply of military equipment from private companies to Ukraine for the amount of €4.7 billion (see media here). The United States also confirmed a new security assistance package valued at $200 million USD, including AIM-9M missiles for air defense, air defense system components, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs), TOW missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, more than 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition, demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing, equipment to protect critical national infrastructure, spare parts, generators, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment (see statement here).

On December 11, the United Kingdom and Norway plan to to lead a new Maritime Capability Coalition which will help Ukraine develop its naval forces. Ukraine will also receive two Royal Navy minehunter ships (see press release here). Ukraine also announced it purchased 11 Gurkha armored vehicles from Canada for transporting soldiers on the frontlines (see media here) and Argentina plans to complete the donation of two decommissioned Mi-171E Multipurpose Helicopters to Ukraine (see media here).

On December 10, Germany announced it would be delivering 200,000 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine in 2024. This is part of the 1 million shells previously promised (see media here).

On December 9, Ukraine made a request to purchase retired F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets from Australia ?(see media here).

On December 8, Germany updated its list of aid delivered to Ukraine, including 250,000 155mm shells, 1 LUNA-NG recon systems, 10 Vector recon drones, 6 Patrol vehicles, 8 Zetros trucks, 100,000 first aid kits, medical material, 30 GMG grenade launchers (see updated list here).

On December 7, the United States will complete the transfer of 14 Vampire systems to Ukraine this month, which will be used to destroy Russian drones (see media here).

On December 6, the United States announced a new security package from DoD inventories. This $175 million USD package includes AIM-9M and AIM-7 missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs), TOW missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, more than 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition, vehicles to tow and haul equipment, demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing, equipment to protect critical national infrastructure, spare parts, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment (see statement here). The United States also signed a declaration of intent on joint production of weapons and exchange of technical data with Ukraine (see Fact Sheet here). Furthermore, Ukraine presented a wish list to the United States for the future acquisition of new systems, including F-18 Hornet fighter jets, Abrams tanks, ATACMS missiles, C-17 transport jets, C-130 Super Hercules planes, THAAD air defense systems, and Apache and Black Hawk helicopters (see media here).

On December 5, Finland confirmed it will double the production of artillery ammunition for Ukraine. The government and defense industries will invest $130 million USD to further this goal (see statement here).

On December 4, Rheinmetall announced it will supply Ukraine with tens of thousands of additional 155mm artillery shells worth around €142 million, delivered in 2025 (see press release here). The United Kingdom also transferred a shipment of Martlet multi-purpose guided missiles to combat Russian drones (see media here).

On December 3, Ukraine signed a contract with Huta Stalowa Wola SA, a defense company based in Poland, for the production of 56 additional AHS Krab self propelled howitzers (see media here).

On December 2, Germany updated its list of aid supplied to Ukraine with 3,840 155mm shells, 250 tool kits with blasting material, 2 patrol vehicles, 1 mobile antenna, 25 laser range finders, 5 drone detection systems, 4 HX-81 & 4 semi-trailers, 8 Zetros trucks, and 3 vehicles of various types (see updated list here). Rheinmetall also confirmed plans to open a plant in Ukraine to produce Fuchs 6x6 armored vehicles and KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) in 2024.

https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-...kraine-2054992

Funding for the security capacity building initiative amounts to 5.4 billion Euros for 2023 (after 2 billion Euros for 2022) and additional authorisations to enter commitments in the following years amounting to 10.5 billion Euros. These funds are to be used primarily for military assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, they will be used for re-filling Federal Armed Forces stocks for items delivered to Ukraine as well as for Germany’s contributions to the European Peace Facility (EPF), from which costs incurred from providing military assistance to Ukraine can be re-imbursed to EU member states.

European Peace Facility, in het nieuwe normaal de nieuwe naam voor Wapen Magazijn