Czech arms giant expects to produce 150,000 NATO-caliber shells in Ukraine in 2025
Archer self-propelled artillery system (Illustrative photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

The Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group (CSG) plans to produce one and a half hundred thousand rounds of ammunition of two NATO calibers in Ukraine in cooperation with the Ukrainian Armor Design Company in 2025. About this in an interview with LIGA.net said Jan Hamacek, director of External Affairs at CSG.

The journalist asked about the company's participation in the licensed production of large-caliber ammunition in Ukraine in cooperation with Ukrainian armored vehicles from October 2025.

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According to Hamacek, the planned production capacity under this cooperation for this year is 150,000 rounds of ammunition.

Of these, 100,000 are 155 mm shells (the main caliber of NATO artillery – Ed.), and another 50,000 are 105 mm ammunition, explained the CSG representative.

He added that the level of localization of production is now up to 50%, mainly in the area of shell bodies and final assembly of ammunition.

"We provide key components such as detonators and powder charges. The goal is to increase this localization to 80%," he summarized.

  • NATO-calibre artillery is used by Ukrainian defenders.
  • Hamáček also said that under the "Czech initiative," under which partners purchase shells for Ukraine, Kyiv received several million pieces of ammunition for billions of euros.
  • The company's representative said that this initiative is also beneficial for the Czech Republic, which also the new government will also understand this.
  • Read more about how much military cooperation costs, why CSG is facing scandals, and how the purchase of factories in the United States will affect the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, – read in the interview with LIGA.net.