NATO’s billion-dollar contract to fill ammunition stocks depleted by the war in Ukraine

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “D-Site” publication, Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues to reduce NATO’s ammunition stockpile. To replenish these reserves, the NATO defense alliance is now ordering artillery shells in the amount of 1.1 billion euros. Companies from Germany and France have contracted to supply artillery ammunition worth about 1.1 billion euros. This agency announced: These 155 mm projectiles can be used in Caesar and self-propelled howitzer 2000 weapons systems. Both are also used by Ukraine in the war against Russia.

Accordingly, the companies receiving this contract, the French company Nexter Munitions (KNDS) and the German company Junghans are Microtec. The German company produces mortars for artillery ammunition in Düningen in Baden-Württemberg. According to information from the circles of this coalition, this agreement should enable the procurement of more than 220,000 bullets. According to NSPA Director General Stacy Cummings, the first delivery will take place in approximately 24 months.

At the end of the contract, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that projects like It is a booster for the defense industry and ensures that the member states of the Union have the right ammunition. Since agreeing on a joint action plan for weapons production last July, the NSPA has awarded contracts worth around ten billion US dollars (€9.2 billion).

In the latest case, the NSPA announced that it had negotiated the agreement at the initiative of the three countries of the alliance. Since a total of nine NATO member states use the 2000 and Caesar self-propelled howitzers, the procurement agency expects widespread use of these framework agreements.

Recently in the early In January, NSPA announced a contract with German company Comlog to purchase up to 1,000 Patriot anti-aircraft missiles. The value of this contract was announced at 5.5 billion US dollars (5.0 billion euros). This order is considered one of NSPA’s largest procurements. These new contracts primarily serve to replenish stocks that have been depleted by arms deliveries to Ukraine. In addition, in this way, a basis for continued support for Ukraine should be created.

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