On January 27, 2023, Belgium announced a new military aid for Ukraine worth €93.6 million including the latest generation of SCAR assault rifles and MINIMI light machine guns manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal.
Belgium will also provide Ukraine with 80 Iveco LMV Lynx vehicles and 150 Volvo trucks that were in service with the Belgian army. Since the beginning of the War in Ukraine, Belgium has already provided Ukrainian armed with military equipment and weapons for the amount of around €90 million. This new military aid from Belgium is worth €93.6 million and it is the largest single military delivery to another country.
Citing information from the Belgian Ministry of Defense Ludivine Dedonder, part of the weapons and ammunition that will be delivered to Ukraine comes from the military stocks of the Belgian army but another part of the weapons will be ordered from the Belgian defense industry.
With the delivery of SCAR assault rifles and MINIMI light machine guns, the Ukrainian army will be equipped with state-of-the-art small weapons which are in service with several countries all over the world.
The SCAR (Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle) is the latest generation of modular assault rifles designed and manufactured by the Belgian company FN Herstal for use by military and special operations forces. It is available in two main variants: the SCAR-L (Light) chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, and the SCAR-H (Heavy) chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.