Ukraine will receive Swedish Archer self-propelled howitzers with a range of up to 60 km in the summer

Very soon, Archer self-propelled artillery units will appear in service with the Ukrainian Defense Forces. them in

Sweden will hand over the summer.

What is known

Together with Archer howitzers Armed ForcesUkraine will receive CV90 armored vehicles. The crews are already completing their training in Sweden. This was stated by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov during a joint briefing with Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson and Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oscar Bohlin.

Archer - self-propelled howitzer of 155 mm caliberwheeled chassis (6×6). The artillery mount is equipped with an FH 77 BW L52 cannon. The maximum firing range for high-explosive fragmentation shells is 30 km, and for M982 Excalibur precision-guided ammunition – 60 km.

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The combat vehicle is equipped with a diesel engineVolvo D9B with 330 horsepower (242 kW) and 9400 cc. see The power plant allows Archer to reach speeds of up to 70 km / h. The power reserve is 500 km.