Four Iris-T, 30 Leopard 1, 400 IFVs – Germany details planned transfers to Ukraine by December
Germany plans to deliver two short-range and two medium-range Iris-T air defense systems, 30 Leopard 1A5 tanks, 400 MRAP-type armored vehicles, 16 self-propelled artillery units of two types, and other weaponry to Ukraine by December 2024, as was announced by German Major General Christian Freuding on the Bundesver's YouTube channel.
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Freuding outlined that by December 2024, Germany plans to transfer to Ukraine:
→ 2 Iris-T SLM;
→ 2 Iris-T SLS;
→ 10 Gepard anti-aircraft guns;
→ Guided missiles for Iris-T;
→ Approximately 30 Leopard 1A5 tanks;
→ 400 MRAP-technology armored vehicles;
→ 12 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers;
→ 4 Slovak-made Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers;
→ Zetros tanker truck;
→ Various types of trucks;
→ Various types of vehicles (off-road vehicles, pickups, minivans);
→ Various types of drones;
→ Various anti-drone systems;
→ Assault rifles and ammunition;
→ Medical equipment;
→ Field hospital.
Iris-T SLM are medium-range air defense systems, operating within a radius of up to 40 km and at altitudes up to 25 km. Iris-T SLS are short-range systems capable of intercepting targets at distances up to 10 km and altitudes up to 6 km.
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