Germany to supply Ukraine with 80 tanks in 2024

Berlin plans to provide Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense systems and more than 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks in 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 24.

A message on the ministry’s website outlined the 2024 Ukraine military aid program as follows:

• IRIS-T air defense systems;
• Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns;
• Over 80 Leopard-1A5 main battle tanks;
• Additional artillery systems with more than 230,000 shells;
• Armored personnel carriers;
• Armored bridging vehicles;
• 450 reinforced vehicles;
• Demining systems;
• UAVs;
• Radars and reconnaissance systems.