Rheinmetall to refit, deliver 40 Marder armored vehicles to Ukraine.

The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will deliver 40 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Ukraine based on an order placed by the German government in August, the company announced[1] on Sept.

11. This brings the total number of Marder vehicles to be supplied by Rheinmetall to Ukraine to 80, with the first 20 shipped in March and another batch of 20 ordered in June, which are currently being overhauled and delivered. "Rheinmetall is pressing ahead with work to overhaul these older vehicles and ensure that the latest lot of Marder IFVs can be delivered as per contract starting in 2023," the press release read.

The company is refitting Marder 1A3 systems formerly used by the German military, restoring them to full combat readiness "at its own expense." Rheinmetall promised that it could deliver up to 10 vehicles per month. Berlin presented[2] its latest major military aid package for Ukraine during the NATO summit in Vilnius in July. Apart from 40 Marder IFVs, it also included 24 Leopard 1A5 tanks, two Patriot launchers, 20,000 artillery rounds, and other support.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.

Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

1. ^ announced (www.rheinmetall.com)
2. ^ presented (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives in KyivGermany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has arrived in Kyiv for her fourth visit since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the German Foreign Ministry announced on Sept.

   11. (kyivindependent.com)