Germany will deliver 4 more IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine befo

Details: Written by: Nate Ostiller; 20.Aug; Hits: 56

Germany will provide Ukraine with four additional IRIS-T air defense systems of different ranges by the end of the year, government spokesperson Wolfgang Buchner said on Aug. 19. Recent media reports said that the German Finance Ministry is not planning to approve additional aid to Ukraine as part of budgetary savings this year.

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Both Kyiv and Berlin refuted that Germany would be cutting military aid to Ukraine.Buchner said that the latest pledged aid was evidence that "there is no message from the government that support (for Ukraine) will be reduced or limited in some other way."Beyond the IRIS-T systems, Germany will also deliver 10 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 16 self-propelled howitzers, ten Leopard main battle tanks, drones, and thousands of rounds of artillery and tank ammunition. Buchner also said that in 2025, Germany would deliver 20 self-propelled howitzers, 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 37 Leopard main battle tanks, five Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, six additional IRIS-T systems, and thousands of additional artillery rounds and ammunition. The type of Leopard tanks Germany would provide were not specified.

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