Billion dollar contract of the German army to compensate for the shortage of ammunition

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by Germany’s “NTV”, on According to a media report, German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius wants to conclude another billion-dollar contract for the purchase of 2.35 million rounds of artillery ammunition. The weekly newspaper “Spiegel” reported: The German Ministry of Finance has the relevant model. together with the Ministry of Defense has presented to the budget committee of the Bundestag. If the committee approves the request, the Defense Ministry could enter into a framework agreement with arms manufacturers Diehl Defense and Nammo Raufoss. In total, the volume of this framework contract is up to 15 billion euros.

From the planned ammunition quota of 2.35 million rounds, both the German and Ukrainian armies can order a significant amount of 155 mm ammunition by the end of the decade. . According to the report, the Bundeswehr initially wants to order 200,000 bullets for 1.31 billion euros. This ammunition is primarily intended to fill the empty stockpiles of the country’s army forces.

With this framework agreement, Pistorius wants to ensure that the two defense companies have more production capacity for rare 155 mm ammunition in Germany.

This agreement is the framework of the second important ammunition deal in a short period of time. Just a few weeks ago, Germany’s defense ministry struck a similar deal with Rheinmetall worth up to 8.5 billion euros to enable the Düsseldorf-based arms maker to set up a new production line in Lower Saxony. The German Ministry of Defense had also increased the Rheinmetall framework contract to 2.35 million rounds by the end of the decade.

During the Ukraine war, there was always a shortage of artillery ammunition, and the German army’s stockpiles have also been severely reduced in recent years.

The German army has recently ordered artillery ammunition from Rheinmetall Arms Company up to 8.5 billion euros. The company announced in Dusseldorf that a relevant framework agreement was signed for the delivery of this ammunition. The main purpose of this order was to increase the reserves in the army and the allied countries, as well as to “support Ukraine in the defensive battle” against Russia

Rhine Metal announced that the delivery is scheduled to begin at the beginning of 2025. . The buyer will primarily be the Federal Republic of Germany, which will supply part of the equipment needed by Ukraine. The partner countries of the Netherlands, Estonia and Denmark are also participating in this order. This contract was concluded by the Bundeswehr equipment office BAAINBw.

The situation of the German army has been more attention in this country since the beginning of the Ukrainian war. The Bundeswehr (German army) has always been under surveillance since the war in Ukraine. Recently, the German Ministry of Defense has revised the command structures of the army in order to raise the level of the army’s readiness for wartime due to the continuation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The German army is facing many problems, especially in the shadow of the Ukrainian war, including the lack of equipment and personnel.

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