TsAMTO: Deliveries of Bradley and Marder infantry fighting vehicles herald more complex systems in Ukraine

MOSCOW, January 9 – RIA Novosti. Igor Korotchenko, director of the World Arms Trade Analysis Center (TsAMTO), told Kiev that American and German infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and French tanks pointed to Ukraine’s more sophisticated, high-tech weapon systems in the second half of the year. ), told RIA Novosti.

Previously, the USA and its NATO allies produced 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 100 M113 armored personnel carriers, 18 155 mm self-propelled howitzers and 18 tractors, 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, AMX-10RC wheeled tanks, tens and hundreds of thousands of shells of various calibers.

“The West is already starting to implement new military supply packages for Ukraine, which will include equipment adapted to NATO standards. These are the Marder and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which opens the possibility of tank resupply. These deliveries will most likely be in second place. Half of 2023,” said Korotchenko.

According to him, the supply of Western models of armored vehicles is due to the almost complete exhaustion of ready-to-service equipment of Soviet and Russian production, which is available for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and has already been transferred to Kiev. This requires Ukrainian personnel to be trained to use NATO equipment.

He explained that all deliveries are calculated “according to the current and future needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.” “There is no point in waiting for these supplies to run out. In addition, the enterprises of the American military-industrial complex are operating at full capacity, which will replace the decommissioned weapons in NATO countries with new American materials,” the source said. Additional.

Thus, according to Korotchenko, judging by the plans for military development announced in Ukraine and the transition to a corps system, the Ukrainian armed forces will adapt to conduct counter-offensive and offensive operations, and the American military-industrial complex will be the main economically benefiting from these processes.