““Masterpiece of engineering science.” Germany ordered 54 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers for the Armed Forces — Pistorius January 14, 15:55 Share: German RCH 155 howitzer (Photo: mil.in.ua) The German government ordered 54 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers for transfer to Ukraine. by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Tuesday, January 14, the minister said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, writes Interfax-Ukraine.”, — write on: ua.news
German howitzer RCH 155 (Photo: mil.in.ua)
The German government has ordered 54 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers to be delivered to Ukraine. This was announced by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Tuesday, January 14, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“155 [гаубиця]which we presented yesterday in Kassel, is truly a masterpiece of engineering science. And they are really very special. And we have already ordered 54 for Ukraine. And I hope they arrive as soon as possible, because they are really very effective and very mobile weapons that will probably help you a lot in your fight, which is not over yet,” Pistorius said.
As the agency added, Pistorius said that he plans to discuss with Zelenskyi “close industrial cooperation between Germany and Ukraine”.
On January 13, it became known that Pistorius handed over the first of 54 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers to Ukraine to strengthen the artillery of the Defense Forces.
The howitzer was symbolically accepted by the ambassador of Ukraine Oleksiy Makeev, Stuttgarter Zeitung reported. It is noted that the first six RCH 155 howitzers transferred to Ukraine will remain in Germany to be used for the training of the Ukrainian military.
The RCH 155 is manufactured by the German-French company KNDS, which describes it as “the world’s most advanced wheeled howitzer”, allowing for the first time to fire while moving. The 155mm gun is mounted on a four-axle armored wheeled vehicle.
On January 9, 2025, after a meeting in the Ramstein format, the head of the German Defense Ministry, Boris Pistorius, announced that the German authorities plan to provide Ukraine with six IRIS-T air defense systems this year. Also, according to him, Germany will as soon as possible transfer to Ukraine additional guided missiles for the IRIS-T air defense systems, which were originally intended for the Bundeswehr.
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On January 10, the media reported that in the first half of 2025, Germany plans to transfer large packages of military aid to Ukraine, which will include dozens of Leopard tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles, as well as IRIS-T SLM/SLS air defense systems and Patriot launchers.