Ukraine; Sweden to donate 8 Archer 155mm howitzers and 10 Leopard 2 tanks

According to information published by the Swedish financial newspaper “Dagens industri” on March 16, 2023, the Swedish government will give Ukraine eight Archer 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers and 10 Leopard 2 Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), a Swedish version of the German-made Leopard 2A5 MBT.

 

Archer Artillery System 155 mm SPG Swedish Army | Army tanks, Swedish ...livery of the eight Archer 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers and the 10 Leopard 2 tanks by the Swedish represents a budget of six billion kroner SEK (€538 million).

According to the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) Arms Trade Database, since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army in February 2022, Sweden has already supplied and will deliver to Ukraine 50 AGM-114A HELLFIRE anti-tank missiles, 10 AIM-120A AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, 6 Archer 155mm artillery systems, 50 CV90 tracked armored IFVs Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and 50 NLAW anti-tank missiles.

Ukraine; Sweden to donate 8 Archer 155mm howitzers and 10 Leopard 2 tanks

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