The British arms company BAE Systems is already prepared to manufacture 105mm howitzers L119 in Ukraine.
This was reported by the head of the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kamishin. The Minister held a meeting yesterday with the head of the Ministry of Defence of Britain, Grant Shapps.
According to him, now Ukraine is waiting for the contract and funding. He also added that the Ukrainian side has approached the British Ministry of Defence for support in this matter.
The Minister expressed gratitude for the increase in the military aid package. He proposed that Britain allocate these funds to finance purchases from Ukrainian drone manufacturers.
"We discussed our cooperation with the British think tank in the field of defense - the Royal United Service Institute and the University of St Andrews," Kamishin wrote.
The 105mm towed howitzer is designed to support infantry, airborne troops, and assault groups.
105mm howitzers are capable of effectively destroying lightly armored vehicles. For example, the explosion of a 105mm shell near an BMP-1/2 can cause serious damage to the vehicle's hull from shell fragments, and in some cases, complete destruction of the vehicle is possible.
Direct hits almost always result in complete destruction. Additionally, howitzers are highly effective against fortifications and concentrations of Russian forces.
