The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday announced that it has signed a $1.2 billion (€1.1 billion) contract with companies from Germany and France for producing over 200,000 155 millimeter shells to NATO members, part of which will be supplied to Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that increasing weapons production is important in order to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The 155 millimeter shells are to be used in the Caesar and Panzerhaubitze 2000 artillery systems, as NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announced on Tuesday. NATO signed the contract with France’s Nexter Munitions and Germany’s Junghans Microtec. The first deliveries will take around 24 months, NSPA Director General Stacy Cummings said.
NATO signs $1.2 billion ammunition contract to support Ukraine and replenish supplies | DW News
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