Sweden will transfer Archer artillery systems to Ukraine
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- Kostia Andreikovets
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Sweden will transfer Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine.
This was stated by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tobias Bilström. They say that this process is in the planning stage.
According to Kristersson, the Archer transfer "was and remains a priority" for Sweden. Billström said that negotiations are currently underway with a number of other countries that produce components for the Archer. The authorities expect a positive result within 6-8 weeks.
- Archer self-propelled guns with a 155-mm gun are called the icon of artillery systems. It has an automatic charging system and digital targeting. It takes 3.5 minutes to fire all the ammunition for 21 shells.