How Germany helps Ukranian Army: three military aid lists

Recently, the German Ministry of Defense informed about new supplies of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal aid to Ukraine from the Bundeswehr.

There will also be deliveries from companies in the German defense industry, which are financed by federal government funds.

According to the information released by the German Ministry of Defense, Berlin has increased the funding for strengthening the security forces to €2 billion.

These additional funds are primarily intended for Ukraine, as well as the financing of Germany’s contributions to the “European Peace Fund”, from which EU member states can be reimbursed for the costs of military assistance to Ukraine.

In particular, the German Ministry of Defense confirmed the supply to Ukraine during the last week:

• ammunition for MARS II multiple rocket launchers;
• 8 M1070 Oshkosh tank transporter tractors;
• 39 protected SUVs (Grenzschutzfahrzeuge);
• M2 heavy machine gun spare parts;
• 30 MG3s for armored recovery vehicles;
• 116 mobile heating systems;
• 28 anti-drone sensors and jammers;
• 20 frequency range extensions for anti-drone devices;
• 4 lift trucks.

In addition, the list of equipment and weapons currently transferred to Ukraine includes:

• 30 MRAP vehicles DINGO
• Iris-T SLM missiles
• 18 reconnaissance drones
• 17 heavy and medium bridge systems
• 5 multiple rocket launchers MARS II with ammunition
• 14 self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000 (joint project with the Netherlands)
• 2 unmanned surface vessels
• 10 armored recovery vehicles*
• 200 tents
• 195 generators
• 116.000 winter jackets
• 80.000 winter trousers
• 240.000 winter hats
• 100,000 first aid kits
• 405,000 pre-packaged military Meals Ready
• 30,000 rounds ammunition 40mm
• 30 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns GEPARD including circa 6.000 rounds of ammunition
• 13,500 projectiles 155mm
• 67 fridges for medical material
• counter battery radar system COBRA
• 4,000 rounds practice ammunitions for self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
• 54 M113 armored personnel carriers (systems of Denmark, upgrades financed by Germany)
• 53,000 rounds ammunitions for self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
• 20 laser target designators
• 3,000 anti-tank weapons Panzerfaust 3 with 900 firing devices
• 14,900 anti-tank mines
• 500 Man Portable Air Defense Systems STINGER
• 2,700 Man Portable Air Defense Systems STRELA
• 22 million rounds of ammunition for fire arms
• 50 bunker buster missiles
• 100 machine gun MG3 with 500 spare barrels and breechblocks
• 100,000 hand grenades
• 5,300 explosive charges
• 100,000 m detonating cord and 100.000 detonators
• 350,000 detonators
• 10 anti-drone guns
• 100 auto-injector devices
• 28,000 combat helmets
• 15 palettes military clothing
• 280 vehicles (trucks, minibuses, all-terrain vehicles)
• 6 palettes material for explosive ordnance disposal
• 125 binoculars
• 1,200 hospital beds
• 18 palettes medical material, 60 surgical lights
• protective clothing, surgical masks
• 10,000 sleeping bags
• 600 safety glasses
• 1 radio frequency system
• 3,000 field telephones with 5.000 cable reels and carrying straps
• 1 field hospital (joint project with Estonia)
• 353 night vision goggles
• 4 electronic anti-drone devices
• 165 field glasses
• medical material (inter alia back packs, compression bandages)
• 38 laser range finders
• Diesel and gasoline (ongoing deliveries)
• 10 tons AdBlue
• 500 medical gauzes
• MiG-29 spare parts
• 30 protected vehicles
• 80 pick-up trucks
• 7,944 man-portable anti-tank weapons RGW 90 Matador
• 6 mobile decontamination vehicles HEP 70 including decontamination material
• 10 HMMWV (8x ground radar capability, 2x jamming/anti drone capability)
• 7 radio jammers
• 8 mobile ground surveillance radars and thermal imaging cameras
• 4 mobile and protected mine clearing systems
• 8 electronic anti-drone devices
• 1 high frequency unit with equipment.

In addition, Germany is creating a center in Slovakia for the repair and maintenance of weapons and military equipment that Germany provided to Ukraine.

The German government also released a list of weapons that are being prepared for transfer to Ukraine.

During the last week, 10 mobile protected mine clearing systems were additionally included (previously 4 units were delivered).

At the moment, this list includes:

• Iris-T SLM missiles
• 42 mine clearing tanks
• 4 mobile, remote-controlled and protected mine clearing systems*
• 5 mobile reconnaissance systems (on vehicles)
• 461 border protection vehicles
• 6,100 projectiles 155mm
• 186,000 rounds ammunition 40mm
• 5 armored engineer vehicles
• 35 load-handling trucks 8×8
• 4000 sleeping bags
• 3 heavy and medium bridge systems
• 16 self-propelled howitzer Zuzana 2 (joint project with Denmark and Norway)
• 36 ambulances
• 90 heavy duty trailer trucks
• 3 air defense system IRIS-T SLM
• 20 MRAP vehicles DINGO
• 4 tank transporter tractor M1070 Oshkosh
• 12 communications electronic scanner/jammer systems
• field hospital (role 2)
• 20 rocket launchers 70mm on pick-up trucks with 2.000 rockets*
• 2 lift trucks
• 20 frequency range extensions for anti-drone devices
• 5 armored recovery vehicles
• 8 unmanned surface vessels
• 14 truck tractor trains and 14 semi-trailers
• 2 tractors and 4 trailers
• 22 reconnaissance drones
• 10 protected vehicles
• vehicle decontamination system
• 5,032 man-portable anti-tank weapons
• 200 trucks
• 10 anti-drone sensors and jammers
• 16 bridge-laying tanks BIBER (BEAVER)

The total value of individual licenses issued by the Federal Government for the export of military goods in the period from January 1, 2022 to November 14, 2022 amounts to €1.540.932.933.

In order to speed up the processing of certain deliveries, the Federal Government has also eased certain licensing processes.