{"id":65482,"date":"2023-09-05T16:43:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/05\/germany-ships-first-batch-of-new-gepard-ammo-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:55:29","slug":"germany-ships-first-batch-of-new-gepard-ammo-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2023\/09\/05\/germany-ships-first-batch-of-new-gepard-ammo-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany ships first batch of new Gepard ammo to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STUTTGART, Germany \u2014 Germany has delivered the first shipment of new ammunition for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/04\/26\/germany-sending-gepard-air-defense-tanks-to-support-ukraine-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gepard anti-aircraft weapon system to Ukraine<\/a>, manufacturer Rheinmetall and the German Defence Ministry announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This first lot of new 35mm ammunition comes months after Rheinmetall invested in new production capacity in the German state of Lower Saxony. It also follows an announcement by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at a February meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group that the country would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/09\/15\/under-pressure-germany-pledges-more-military-aid-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">begin producing the Gepard\u2019s munitions locally<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract with Rheinmetall was signed a few days prior for 300,000 rounds, at a total cost of \u20ac168 million (U.S. $181 million). Half of those rounds are bound for Ukraine, 40,000 of which will be delivered to Kyiv by the end of 2023, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initial delivery includes \u201ca five-digit number\u201d of munitions, according to the German military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe war in Ukraine reminds us almost every day that air defense and sufficient ammunition are what count when defending one\u2019s own country,\u201d Pistorius said in the release. \u201cWith the resumption of production for the Gepard ammunition, we are focusing precisely on these two crucial aspects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will continue to support Ukraine in the areas that are our strengths: artillery, ammunition and ground-based air defense,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The self-propelled Gepard wields two 35mm guns, and Germany has provided 46 of the systems to Ukrainian troops, with another six to come. The anti-aircraft system has proved critical in helping Ukraine protect its airspace from Russian drones and other weapons. Russia launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">full-scale invasion of Ukraine<\/a> in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But ammunition for the Gepard is tough to come by, as the German military retired the system from service about 15 years ago, and national ammo stocks had since dropped to zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a Rheinmetall news release, other nations declined to contribute from their existing stocks of ammunition, \u201cciting either political considerations or constitutional restrictions.\u201d Rheinmetall typically produces its munitions for medium-range artillery in Switzerland. The long-neutral nation has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2023\/01\/17\/world-leaders-should-press-switzerland-on-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">not sent any weapons to Ukraine<\/a>, but has earmarked about 1.5 billion Swiss francs ($1.7 billion) for humanitarian and development aid to Kyiv over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local reports indicate the Swiss government is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/politics\/swiss-senators-back-overhaul-of-weapons-exports-rules\/48573400\" target=\"_blank\">considering<\/a> whether to allow third-party operators of locally made weapons to send them to Ukraine, under stringent export guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, Rheinmetall modified existing 35mm ammunition from the main armament of an infantry fighting vehicle for use in the Gepard, then ensured the Gepard fire control unit could reliably recognize the ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rheinmetall performed multiple tests at the company\u2019s proving ground at Unterl\u00fcss in Lower Saxony, and successfully fired the ammo by a Gepard in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company is providing two types of ammunition to Ukraine as part of the aforementioned commitment, including a subcaliber APDS-T munition containing heavy metal penetrators, intended for engaging hardened targets. 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