Germany updated their list of aid to Ukraine.
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4 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC)
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1 IRIS-T air defense system and missiles
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1 TRML-4D radar
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Ammo for MARS-2 MLRS
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8 VECTOR drones
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4 GO-12 radars
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5 UAVs
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5 USVs
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6 patrol vehicles
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5,000 155mm artillery shells
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4 8x8 HX81 trucks and trailers
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10,000 safety glasses
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/military-support-ukraine-2054992
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Yes, in total numbers Germany is the second largest donor of military aid to Ukraine after the US. In terms of fraction of GDP, there are other nations who have donated more, Poland, Bulgaria and the Baltic republics stand out here.
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Being German, I didn’t want to brag. 😉 But with all the legitimate criticism of a hesitant chancellor I’m a bit proud of what our government did achieve, although, of course, it could always be more. What currently worries me is Slovakia with a coalition government of far-left and far-right parties (maybe the Horseshoe Theory is real) stopping Ukraine aid, and possibly blocking or delaying EU funds for Ukraine. And of course who knows what’s going to happen after the next US presidential elections is anyone’s guess.
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I am pretty sure Slovakia will start to bargain for EU money and use this anti-Ukrainian position as a modest coin.
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Is there any info out there what those USVs could be? are they the platforms with tracks to e.g. evacuate wounded or transport?
just found this post: https://mstdn.social/@deaidua/111308908881071433
so they are possibly Sonobot 5’s
What’s the tactical application for Ukraine for those things? Finding sea mines?
Is that a lot? That doesn’t seem like a lot. I’m an American, our government’s insanity gives us a false sense of what constitutes “a lot” in a military context.
Air defense systems and radars are invaluable for securing energy infrastructure this winter.
I wouldn’t say that it’s a massive package, but it’s part of a steady stream support. However as you say, it is hard rival the US military complex in size.
As someone already mentioned the Iris-T SLM system and radars are probably the highlight. Air defense is always needed and this is a modern system. Ukraine already got 2 of them before and presumably this is a newly produced one. So in this regard we really are limited by supply.
Iris-T is a state of the art medium range air defense system, reportedly with a hit rate in the upper ninety percentages. The Vector drones are also a couple hundred thousand per drone.
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