Germany buys 155mm ammunition for €8.5bn and plans for 105 new Leo2A8 tanks for €3bn – partly to strengthen the German Lithuanian Brigade and Northern Flank of NATO.
**Bundeswehr buys tanks and ammunition for billions**
The Bundeswehr has ordered artillery ammunition from Rheinmetall worth around 8.5 billion euros. It is the largest order in the company’s history. The Ministry of Defense also wants to buy 105 Leopard tanks.
The consequences of the Ukraine war have brought the arms company Rheinmetall the largest order in its company history. The company announced in Düsseldorf that it had received a framework contract for artillery ammunition worth up to 8.5 billion euros from the Bundeswehr.
The framework contract, which has been in place since July 2023, had a maximum value of around 1.3 billion euros, and this contract has now been increased by 7.2 billion euros. The number of projectiles ordered, which can be fired 40 kilometers and have a caliber of 155 millimeters, was not disclosed – it is likely to be several million.
Production will take place primarily in Unterlüß in Lower Saxony. Delivery is scheduled to begin in early 2025, Rheinmetall announced. “The buyer will primarily be the Federal Republic of Germany, **which will make part of the supplies available to Ukraine**,” said Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger.
*The partner countries Netherlands, Estonia and Denmark are also involved in the order.* The contract was signed by the Bundeswehr Equipment Office BAAINBw. The ammunition is intended to fill the Bundeswehr’s fairly empty warehouses.
**Pistorius orders 105 Leopard tanks**
According to media reports, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is also planning to purchase 105 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks for just under three billion euros. The armaments company KNDS is to deliver the equipment to the Bundeswehr by 2030, according to a budget proposal. Some of the tanks are intended for the brigade in Lithuania, which the Bundeswehr plans to build up by 2028. It is intended to protect NATO’s eastern flank from a Russian attack. The rest are to be stationed in Germany. The Bundeswehr currently has around 300 battle tanks.
According to reports, the Ministry of Finance emphasizes that the costs for the tanks are not covered by the 100 billion special fund nor by the Defense Ministry’s previously targeted annual budgets for the years from 2025 onwards. Instead, a so-called commitment authorization should be issued. This way, the federal government guarantees that the bills will be paid in the end and the order can be triggered.
we are not letting our friends and family alone! o7
Awesome
Remember that the EU economy is 13x that of Russia. We can outgun them easily, even if they go full war economy and we don’t.
Now let’s get that stuff to Ukraine asap and get them to kick out the Russian aggressor.
105 leo for €3B , meaning €28.5mil per leo. isn’t it a bit expensive?
>To strengthen the German Lithuanian brigade
1950 Lithuanians would have a meltdown at that sentence
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Translation:
**Bundeswehr buys tanks and ammunition for billions**
The Bundeswehr has ordered artillery ammunition from Rheinmetall worth around 8.5 billion euros. It is the largest order in the company’s history. The Ministry of Defense also wants to buy 105 Leopard tanks.
The consequences of the Ukraine war have brought the arms company Rheinmetall the largest order in its company history. The company announced in Düsseldorf that it had received a framework contract for artillery ammunition worth up to 8.5 billion euros from the Bundeswehr.
The framework contract, which has been in place since July 2023, had a maximum value of around 1.3 billion euros, and this contract has now been increased by 7.2 billion euros. The number of projectiles ordered, which can be fired 40 kilometers and have a caliber of 155 millimeters, was not disclosed – it is likely to be several million.
Production will take place primarily in Unterlüß in Lower Saxony. Delivery is scheduled to begin in early 2025, Rheinmetall announced. “The buyer will primarily be the Federal Republic of Germany, **which will make part of the supplies available to Ukraine**,” said Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger.
*The partner countries Netherlands, Estonia and Denmark are also involved in the order.* The contract was signed by the Bundeswehr Equipment Office BAAINBw. The ammunition is intended to fill the Bundeswehr’s fairly empty warehouses.
**Pistorius orders 105 Leopard tanks**
According to media reports, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is also planning to purchase 105 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks for just under three billion euros. The armaments company KNDS is to deliver the equipment to the Bundeswehr by 2030, according to a budget proposal. Some of the tanks are intended for the brigade in Lithuania, which the Bundeswehr plans to build up by 2028. It is intended to protect NATO’s eastern flank from a Russian attack. The rest are to be stationed in Germany. The Bundeswehr currently has around 300 battle tanks.
According to reports, the Ministry of Finance emphasizes that the costs for the tanks are not covered by the 100 billion special fund nor by the Defense Ministry’s previously targeted annual budgets for the years from 2025 onwards. Instead, a so-called commitment authorization should be issued. This way, the federal government guarantees that the bills will be paid in the end and the order can be triggered.
we are not letting our friends and family alone! o7
Awesome
Remember that the EU economy is 13x that of Russia. We can outgun them easily, even if they go full war economy and we don’t.
Now let’s get that stuff to Ukraine asap and get them to kick out the Russian aggressor.
105 leo for €3B , meaning €28.5mil per leo. isn’t it a bit expensive?
>To strengthen the German Lithuanian brigade
1950 Lithuanians would have a meltdown at that sentence
Hoping Canada hops in on those leoA8 orders.