{"id":1291686,"date":"2025-09-11T16:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ukraine-will-receive-18-new-archers-sweden-announced-a-record-aid-package\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:07:22","slug":"ukraine-will-receive-18-new-archers-sweden-announced-a-record-aid-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ukraine-will-receive-18-new-archers-sweden-announced-a-record-aid-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine will receive 18 new Archers: Sweden announced a record aid package"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweden has announced a new, 20th, package of military and civilian assistance to Ukraine totaling $836 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was announced by<\/a> Swedish Defense Minister Poul Jonsson.<\/p>\n

According to the details released, the largest part of the package is 18 new Archer artillery systems and 155-millimeter shells for them. The total cost of this part is $327 million. After this delivery, Ukraine will have 44 such installations.<\/p>\n

“When I visited a Ukrainian company using Archer last month, the military confirmed its effectiveness against Russian targets,” the minister said.<\/p>\n

What else is included in the assistance package:<\/strong><\/p>\n

$190 million \u2013 for the purchase of naval equipment: mobile coastal radars, new naval auxiliary vessels with grenade launchers, unmanned naval systems;<\/p>\n

32 Class 90 combat boats will be retrofitted with sensors, radar systems, and weapons;<\/p>\n

$12.7 million \u2013 for the transfer of 500 motorcycles and equipment for servicing air bases (in particular, trucks and tractors);<\/p>\n

Tridon Mk 2 air defense systems will receive new radars and control systems, as well as 40 mm anti-aircraft ammunition;<\/p>\n

$68 million \u2013 to finance coalitions that are developing new defense capabilities for Ukraine;<\/p>\n

A separate part of the aid consists of secret projects and systems, the details of which are not disclosed.<\/p>\n

“The Russian army can expect Swedish-Ukrainian surprises in the future. Sweden will continue to put tough pressure on Russia until it stops this war,” Jonsson stressed.<\/p>\n

In addition to the current package, the Swedish government has decided on annual military assistance to Ukraine in 2026\u20132027 in the amount of $3.6 billion, as well as $900 million in annual civilian funding in 2026\u20132028.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, the Chief of the Swedish General Staff, Lieutenant General Carl-Johan Edstr\u00f6m, announced that Sweden will join the “Danish model” of weapons purchases for Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n

As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the preparation of new joint steps with Sweden in the development of combat aviation.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sweden has announced a new, 20th, package of military and civilian assistance to Ukraine totaling $836 million. This was announced by Swedish Defense Minister Poul Jonsson. According to the details released, the largest part of the package is 18 new Archer artillery systems and 155-millimeter shells for them. The total cost of this part is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1291691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874],"class_list":["post-1291686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1291686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1291686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1291691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1291686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1291686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}