17th December 2024. In December 2024, the Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall received an order to supply Ukraine with a further 20 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2025. The order is worth a mid-range double-digit million euro amount. The delivery will be financed by Germany. All in all, Rheinmetall has already supplied the Ukrainian armed forces with hundreds of Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
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In the 1A3 version, the Marder is equipped with an additional laser rangefinder for efficient and precise target engagement. The first 20 combat vehicles of this type were delivered by the Rheinmetall Group on behalf of the German government in March 2023. Further Marder deliveries followed, each time in double figures.
Rheinmetall began overhauling Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles from its company stocks at its own expense in spring 2022. Since then, the combat vehicles have been continuously repaired and delivered for their immediate deployment. The work is being carried out at the Group’s sites in Unterlüß and Kassel.
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- 25th October 2024: Rheinmetall is supplying 20 additional Marder IFVs to Ukraine;
- 11th June 2024: Opening of the maintenance and repair centre in Ukraine with political support;
- 9th April 2024: Rheinmetall to deliver to Ukraine 20 additional Marder IFVs;
- 14th November 2023: Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with over 30 Leopard 1 systems on behalf of German government;
- 11th Septermber 2023: Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with a further 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
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