Western allies set to bolster Ukraine with primary 2024 arms delivery
Western countries are preparing a significant tranche of equipment assistance for Ukraine. In the second half of 2024, Ukrainians will receive very substantial help. The equipment list includes hundreds of armoured vehicles and tanks and the latest artillery and anti-aircraft systems. Who is planning to deliver what equipment?
X user Aryo published a list summarising the plans of selected Western countries. Aryo is a commentator who has been providing reliable information about the war in Ukraine for years. This time, he presented a summary of the assistance that Ukraine is set to receive from some Western countries.
The list of equipment is impressive, but it should be noted that – contrary to the attached information, which has since been corrected – it does not pertain to the coming week. It is a list of weapons planned to be delivered over the coming months rather than weeks.
This applies to the equipment being collected worldwide with Ukraine in mind and to those like the Swedish CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles still being manufactured. What can Ukrainians expect?
The list includes over 100 tanks. These T-72 tanks gathered from around the world, including the US and the Czech Republic, and an additional 14 Leopard 2 tanks that Spain has committed to delivering. Ukrainians will also receive French AMX-10RC vehicles, often exaggeratedly called "wheeled tanks," lightly armoured with 105 mm cannons.
Hundreds of transport vehicles (like the M113) and infantry fighting vehicles—such as the M2 Bradley, CV-90, Marder, and 200 BMP family vehicles—complete the arsenal.
Critically important support for Ukraine also includes anti-aircraft systems. According to current declarations, Kyiv can also count on significant support. This includes radar stations and as many as three Patriot missile batteries, which the US, Germany, and the Netherlands have promised to deliver, as well as NASAMS, SAMP/T, and Iris-T systems.
Among the planned equipment deliveries, many artillery systems also stand out – both older and the latest models. The list includes 12 FH77BW Archer self-propelled systems, an unspecified number of CAESAR howitzers, at least 26 Dana M2 howitzers, 16 Zuzana 2s, 18 M109A6s, and 30 AS90s, as well as 18 HIMARS launchers.
Complementing this list are hundreds of wheeled vehicles – from off-road vehicles like the HMMWV to M1117 patrol vehicles, BTR transporters, and modern wheeled Stryker armoured transporters.
