European arms manufacturer KNDS has signed a contract to supply 12 Caesar self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine.
This was announced by French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu on social media platform X.
He noted that the contract was signed yesterday, 3 October, on the sidelines of an industrial forum in Kyiv.
‘Yesterday, on the sidelines of an industrial forum organised in Kyiv, KNDS signed a contract for the supply of 12 CAESAR guns with funding from Ukraine. Increasing the production capacity of our defence industry makes it possible to support Ukraine,’ the French minister wrote.
En marge du forum industriel organisé à Kiev, signature hier par @KNDS_France d’un contrat pour fournir 12 canons CAESAR financés par l'Ukraine.
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) October 4, 2024
Les hausses des capacités de production de notre industrie de défense permettent de soutenir l’Ukraine.
In January this year, Lecornu announced that France would produce 78 Ceasar howitzers for Ukraine.
Recently, Belgium announced the purchase of three Caesar self-propelled artillery systems for Ukraine.