Canada to Buy South Korean Artillery Shells to Replenish Stocks Given To Ukraine

Canada has sought to buy 100,000 rounds of 155 mm artillery ammunition from South Korea to replenish stocks donated to Ukraine.
The South Korean government is reviewing whether it can supply the artillery shells in light of its own weapons stocks and readiness posture, an offical told Korea Herald.
Since February, the Canadian government has provided military aid packages, including equipment from its armed forces’ existing weapons stocks.. A number of M777 howitzers and 155-millimeter shells have been delivered to the Security Forces of Ukraine, Canada announced in late April.
Canada’s Defense Minister Anita Anand on May 24 announced the country’s plan to donate 20,000 artillery rounds of 155 mm NATO standard ammunition to support Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion. But the ammunition purchase worth 98 million Canadian dollars ($77 million) from the US suggests the depletion of its weapons stockpiles.
The 155 mm artillery rounds are produced by South Korea’s Poongsan Corp.
South Korean media, SBS reported that the military is considering sending its ammunition stocks to Poongsan Corp. so that the firm can supply the artillery shells to Canada, without additional production, at a lower-than-normal price.
The company will be paid by the Canadian government and additionally produce 100,000 artillery shells for the South Korean military, the report said.
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