The German government expressed confidence that in the coming months the country will be able to deliver to Kyiv a lot of fresh ammunition for the German Gepard anti-aircraft gun.. After several weeks of efforts, together with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, it was possible to find a manufacturer that can produce additional ammunition for the air defense system.. The supply of ammunition was previously considered a problem, since there were only slightly less than 60,000 35-mm shells for the system.. Spiegel writes about this, citing sources among officials..

The necessary ammunition for the Gepard was found in South America, but Switzerland, the manufacturing country, did not approve them for delivery to Ukraine, appealing to its neutrality. Several days of effort met with great success in Norway.

Local manufacturer can produce special 35mm projectiles, government officials said late last week. They are to be tested at the Bundeswehr training ground in Putlos (Schleswig-Holstein) next week.. The publication writes that thanks to the supply of these ammunition, nothing should prevent the transfer of 30 Gepard systems to Ukraine..

With the supply of ammunition, nothing should prevent the transfer of 30 Gepard systems to Ukraine. The system manufacturer is already training the Ukrainian military in Germany how to use this type of anti-aircraft tanks, these tanks will be used in Ukraine to protect cities and critical infrastructure. If everything goes according to plan, the first Gepard systems will be delivered to Ukraine this month.

The FlakPz Gepard anti-aircraft gun is designed to cover ground forces and destroy air targets.. The turret, which can rotate 360 \u200b\u200bdegrees, is equipped with two 35 mm cannons, a 7.62 mm MG-3 machine gun and two radars: search and tracking.

Recall that by the end of summer, Germany will supply Ukraine with 30 Gepard APUs.. The first 15 such installations with almost 60,000 ammunition should be ready for deployment in July.