US awards $522M contracts for ammunition for Ukraine

US awards $522M contracts for ammunition for Ukraine

Ukrinform
The US Army awarded $522 million in orders to two companies to manufacture 155 mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine.

“The orders went to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. and Global Military Products Inc. Deliveries of the new ammunition are scheduled to begin in March of this year,” The Defense Post reports.

The contract is funded by the Pentagon’s Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.

In November a US official said Russian forces were firing about 20,000 artillery rounds a day. Ukraine’s rate was between 4,000 and 7,000 rounds per day — faster than allied Western manufacturers can produce to keep pace. The rates have plunged since then, as the winter set in and both sides face shortages and conserve ammunition.

As reported, the German Rheinmetall concern will produce ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns which, in particular, are actively used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-