Ukraine has received deliveries of both the French-provided AMX-10s and Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the U.S. after they were promised in January.
," Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday, as Kyiv puts the AMX-10 to work alongside other donated infantry fighting vehicles.
France promised to send Ukraine the AMX-10RC tanks back in early January, which was quickly followed by pledges from the United States and Germany to send their own armored infantry fighting vehicles. The AMX-RC, although commonly referred to as a"light" tank, is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle, kitted out with a 105mm cannon and two 7.62mm machine guns. The U.S. has so far committed 109 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and Berlin has sent 40 Marder fighting vehicles.to the likes of main battle tanks, which the U.S., United Kingdom and Germany agreed to send in late January. However, France has so far declined to send its Leclerc main battle tank to join the U.S.
U.S. soldiers in a Bradley tank patrol an area near Syria's northeastern Semalka border, on January 12, 2021. Inset: French soldiers ride in an AMX-10 RC armored vehicle at the Eurosatory exhibition in France, on June 12, 2022. Both the AMX-10 and the Bradley Fighting Vehicle have been rolled out in Ukraine.Former White House analyst Mark Cancian told
in December that the Bradleys would"provide a major increase in ground combat capability because it is, in effect, a light tank."
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