Ukraine Awards Rheinmetall Contract for Leopard 1 Systems and Support Services

Ukraine Awards Rheinmetall Contract for Leopard 1 Systems and Support Services

(IN BRIEF) The Ukrainian government has entered into a contract with Rheinmetall, a German defense company, for the procurement of Leopard 1 systems. The contract includes 25 main battle tanks (Leopard 1A5), five armored recovery vehicles (Bergepanzer 2), and two driver training tanks. Germany is financing the contract, which is valued in the upper-two-digit million-euro range. The agreement also encompasses training, logistics, spare parts, maintenance, and additional support services. Delivery of the Leopard 1 systems is scheduled for 2024 after the vehicles undergo refurbishment and preparation at Rheinmetall’s facilities in Unterlüß and Kassel. This contract marks Rheinmetall’s continued support to Ukraine, following the delivery of eighty Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Further deliveries, including twenty Marder IFVs and Caracal airmobile-capable vehicles, are expected in late 2023 and early 2024. Additionally, Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with fourteen Leopard 2A4 tanks on behalf of the Dutch and Danish governments, along with ammunition, drones, medical facilities, and other assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces.

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 15-Nov-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ukrainian government has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for Leopard 1 systems, including 25 main battle tanks Leopard 1A5, five armoured recovery vehicles (Bergepanzer 2) and two driver training tanks. The order, financed by Germany and worth a figure in the upper-two-digit million-euro range, also includes training, logistics, spare parts, maintenance and other support services.

Delivery is due to take place in 2024. The Leopard 1 systems are currently being overhauled and readied for use at Rheinmetall’s plants in Unterlüß and Kassel.

Rheinmetall thus continues to support Ukraine with a steady flow of tactical vehicles. The Group has previously been tasked with supplying Ukraine with a total of eighty Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Most of these are already in-country, where they have proved their mettle in ongoing operations.

Rheinmetall is ready to supply a further twenty Marder IFVs as soon as it receives an order to this effect. In late 2023 and early 2024, Ukraine will also be taking delivery of five Caracal airmobile-capable vehicles. On behalf of the Dutch and Danish governments, moreover, next year the Group will be supplying Ukraine with fourteen Leopard 2A4 tanks. In addition to vehicles, Rheinmetall is aiding the Ukrainian armed forces with ammunition, drones, medical facilities, etc.

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SOURCE: RHEINMETALL AG