The Ukrainian armed forces have taken over the eighth Slovak-made Zuzana 2 self-propelled cannon howitzer, which will strengthen the Ukrainian defense against the aggression of the Russian Federation.
The ministerial meeting took place on the occasion of the delivery of the first Leopard 2A4 tank as part of the announced replacement for 30 pieces of infantry fighting vehicles (BVP-1) donated to Ukraine.
Today, State Secretary of Defence Marian Majer traveled to the Kingdom of Sweden where he, together with his counterpart Peter Standwall, signed an intergovernmental agreement on the acquisition of 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles CV90 MkIV with 35mm cannon.
Under the German government’s “Ringtausch” equipment exchange programme, Rheinmetall will soon be supplying the Slovak Republic with main battle tanks and other military hardware.
The state-owned joint-stock company KONŠTRUKTA – Defence will produce an additional 16 pieces of Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers for Ukraine defending itself against military aggression by the Russian Federation.
Slovakia and Finland with Patria have signed a comprehensive government-to-government (G2G) agreement to purchase 76 armored combat vehicles (ACV) from Patria.
The Slovak Republic will support Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression with 30 BVP-1 vehicles from its stocks, while it will receive 15 Leopard 2 A4 tanks as compensation.
The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic confirms that the Ukrainian side has taken over the first pieces of the eight Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers.
Government of the Slovak Republic approved the proposal of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic for the procurement of CV90 MkIV ICV with a 35 mm cannon through an intergovernmental contract with the Kingdom of Sweden.
State owned company Konštrukta Defence, controlled by the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, signed on Wednesday, June 1st 2022, a commercial contract for self-propelled howitzers Zuzana 2.