Ukraine: Ammunition
(asked on 18th December 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help increase production of 155mm shells for Ukraine.
This question was answered on 12th January 2024
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) placed an order in June 2023 with BAE Systems to provide an eight-fold increase in production capability of 155mm shells. The MOD contract is for significant initial quantities of 155mm shells which will reinstate and build sovereign capability and stockpiles.
In respect of artillery ammunition being providing to Ukraine, since the start of the conflict, the UK has donated over 300,000 rounds of artillery ammunition - including 155mm and Former Soviet Union calibres.