The Albanese Government continues its steadfast support for Ukraine, with the transfer of the first tranche of Australian-gifted M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response to a request from the Government of Ukraine, Australia is providing 49 Abrams tanks to help bolster its fight against Russia\u2019s illegal and immoral invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine has now taken possession of the majority of these tanks, with delivery of the final tranche to occur in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Abrams tanks will add to the mobility and firepower of Ukraine\u2019s Armed Forces, and complement other partners\u2019 support for Ukraine\u2019s armoured brigades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This support package, valued at approximately $245 million, is part of the $1.5 billion in assistance Australia has committed to Ukraine since the start of this conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In August, Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to Europe to help protect a vital international gateway for assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian Defence Force also continues to contribute to multinational efforts to train Ukrainian military personnel under Operation Kudu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe M1A1 Abrams tanks will make a significant contribution to Ukraine\u2019s ongoing fight against Russia\u2019s illegal and immoral invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was pleased to meet the Australian Army personnel who helped facilitate the delivery of these tanks from Australia to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralia remains steadfast in our support for Ukraine and seeing a just and lasting peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralia stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese modified M1A1 Abrams tanks will deliver more firepower and more mobility to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey meet a direct request from the Ukrainian Government and form part of Australia\u2019s unwavering commitment to protect the global rules-based order.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Albanese Government continues its steadfast support for Ukraine, with the transfer of the first tranche of Australian-gifted M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In response to a request from the Government of Ukraine, Australia is providing 49 Abrams tanks to help bolster its fight against Russia\u2019s illegal and immoral invasion. Ukraine … Continue reading “M1A1 Abrams tanks delivered to Ukraine”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33782,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33781\/revisions\/33782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}