Talks about the supply of Swedish howitzers have been going on since October, recently these plans were confirmed by the Swedish Foreign Ministry.

Swedish Archer self-propelled howitzers will be delivered to Ukraine in the amount of 12 pieces. However, delivery dates are still unknown. Oruzjeonline.com writes about it.

The publication notes that the Swedish government has been considering the possibility of transferring Archer howitzers to Ukraine for some time. Currently, Sweden itself has 48 of these self-propelled guns, but half of them are “redundant”.

Several years ago, Norway ordered 24 Archer howitzers for itself, but then canceled this order and bought Korean guns. Then the howitzers intended for the Norwegians were purchased by the Swedish army.

Ukraine is likely to receive 12 Archer systems. Such a figure was previously mentioned in the Ministry of Defense of Sweden, and analysts say about it. However, the terms are still unclear, as Ukrainian gunners will first have to be trained to work with Swedish howitzers.

Military aid to Sweden

Since the first days of the Russian invasion, Sweden has provided financial and military support to Ukraine. Thus, at the beginning of March, SEK 500 million was transferred to the needs of the Armed Forces.

In addition, the Swedes directly supplied the weapons themselves – anti-ship missiles, grenade launchers and small arms.

In October, there was talk in Sweden about the possible supply of Archer self-propelled guns to Ukraine. These days, the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed the plans for the delivery of howitzers, but did not name the terms or the number.