United to win: Belgium to provide Ukraine with three Caesar self-propelled guns

Belgium is getting ready to send three Caesar self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine. They will be delivering three installations.

The RTBF TV channel reported that.

"The Council of Ministers will soon be presented with a dossier on the acquisition and transfer to Ukraine of three Caesar artillery installations with a total cost of 12 million euros," the message reads.

It's worth mentioning that at the start of this year, France joined forces with the United States to form an "artillery coalition" to support the Ukrainian military. This coalition included 25 countries, including Belgium.

The coalition aimed to provide Ukraine with 72 additional Caesar self-propelled guns in 2024. In particular, France undertook the handing of over 12 artillery installations.

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The Caesar howitzer can reach targets up to 42 kilometers away and utilizes various types of 155-mm NATO shells, including cluster rounds. Its firing rate is six shots per minute.

The Artillery Coalition to Strengthen the Ukrainian Army began operating in the French capital of Paris on January 1. Ukraine aims to acquire additional Caesar self-propelled artillery and ammunition and incorporate artificial intelligence into its control systems.

The "artillery coalition" was officially launched in Paris on January 18 to bolster Ukraine's defense against Russia. Led by France and the USA, this coalition operates within the framework of the Rammstein format of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

Twenty-three countries will join the "artillery coalition." The coalition aims to "join forces to help Ukraine have artillery—in the short and long term," explained the French Ministry of Defense.

On January 18, in the afternoon, Rustem Umerov and his French colleague Sebastien Lecornu were scheduled to tour the Nexter industrial facilities in Bourges, where they manufacture Caesar self-propelled artillery units and the MBDA missile ship in Sel-Saint-Denis.