Czechia Nears Completion of Shell Production Plant in Ukraine
Czech defence giant Czechoslovak Group has almost completed the construction of a production line for 155 mm artillery shells in Ukraine.
The Gaze reports on this with reference to Militarnyy.
As part of a joint project with the Ukrainian government, Czechoslovak Group will soon complete the construction of a production line for the manufacture of 155-mm artillery shells.
‘The production site is in the final stages of preparation for launch, but we cannot announce a specific date at this time,’ company representatives said at a briefing at Czechoslovak Group headquarters.
The enterprise will produce the main range of ammunition included in Czechoslovak Group's production offering. The Czech company is solely responsible for preparing the production line, while all other organisational processes are entrusted to the Ukrainian side, according to a correspondent for Militarnyy.
In addition, during the briefing, it was emphasised that the plant will be located in an area with a low risk of missile strikes, which will ensure stable and uninterrupted production in the future.
The briefing also revealed what ammunition will be manufactured in Ukraine under licence. These are 155 mm M107 artillery shells, 155 mm L15 high-power artillery shells, 155 mm HE ER-BT/BB MKM/VMK long-range artillery shells. In addition, there will be 105 mm high-explosive fragmentation artillery shells M1 NE and 120 mm tank shells of an unnamed type.
In October last year, it was reported that the company Ukrainian Armoured Vehicles had signed a package of documents on cooperation with the Czech holding company Czechoslovak Group (CSG).
One agreement concerns the supply of components, and the other concerns the licensing of ammunition production (transfer of technology and documentation for the production of artillery shells).
"We plan to produce and supply about 100,000 rounds of ammunition next year, and more than 300,000 in 2026. The process of preparing the equipment has already begun,’ said Vladislav Belbas, head of Ukrainian Armour, at the time.
As The Gaze reported earlier, in October 2024, the Czechoslovak Group, together with Ukrainian Armour, agreed to produce 155 mm artillery ammunition in Ukraine.