“Ukroboronprom” launched serial production of 122-mm artillery shells abroad
- Author:
- Kostia Andreikovets
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State concern "Ukroboronprom", before becoming a joint-stock company, established serial production of 122-mm artillery shells abroad and already managed to ship a batch to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Thisis reported by the Ministry of Defense.
The ammunition was developed in cooperation with an unnamed NATO country. It is a projectile used by Ukrainian artillery and intended for Soviet-made self-propelled guns and howitzers. It fits the D-30 trailed howitzers (maximum engagement range — 15 400 m) and the Gvozdika 2C1 self-propelled howitzer (maximum range — 15 200 m).
The ammunition has passed factory tests and meets the necessary tactical and technical characteristics, noted the Ministry of Defense.
- Before that, "Ukroboronprom" established serial production of a 120-mm mortar mine and a 125-mm tank projectile abroad. They are manufactured at foreign facilities.
- Back in September 2022, it was reported that "Ukroboronprom" would build a factory for the production of ammunition together with a NATO member country. Its whereabouts are not disclosed.