Hungary procures extensive ammunition package from Rheinmetall

The Hungarian Ministry of Defense has commissioned Rheinmetall to deliver an extensive package of ammunition worth several hundred million euros. The order provides for the delivery of ammunition for armored personnel carriers, battle tanks, artillery and decoy systems, writes Rheinmetall in a press release. Accordingly, the order should be fulfilled in the period 2023 to 2031. Most of the ammunition is manufactured in Hungary.

As Rheinmetall writes, the package includes 30mm x 173 ammunition in three product variants, 120mm anti-tank ammunition, 155mm artillery shells including propellant charges and fuses. There are also 40mm and 76mm decoys for the ROSY fog systems and masks and cartridges in 12.7mm and 7.62mm calibres.

Mit der Munition werden u.a. die drei neuen Hauptwaffensysteme des ungarischen Heeres ausgestattet: der Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 A7+, die Panzerhaubitze 2000 und der Schützenpanzer Lynx. Im Rahmen des zehnjährigen militärischen Entwicklungsprogramms Zrinyi hat Ungarn eine umfassende Modernisierung des Heeres eingeleitet. Die neuen Gefechtsfahrzeuge sollen ab 2023 zulaufen.

Editors / gwh

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