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slowlybackwards t1_j6o34sy wrote

When the war is over and if Ukraine wins do they give back any weapons or vehicles they were given?

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Notebookhack1 t1_j6o4ysf wrote

I doubt it,if anything Ukraine will keep receiving military aid for years in the future. The conflict will be there forever now ( no matter how this war goes) so it would not make sense to send it back.

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Aurailious t1_j6oiiga wrote

I would have to guess it'll depend on how they organize afterwards. A lot of the equipment will also have gone through a tough war and most is older stuff. Probably a lot will be scrapped, some might be returned if working and still used in those countries inventories. It'll take a long time since I'm sure they'll want to reduce equipment variety and restart their own arms industry again.

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wolflegion_ t1_j6oq1io wrote

I believe a lot of countries are using the aid to Ukraine also as a way to offload dated or overstocked equipment. Essentially, the donation to Ukraine is a good excuse to replace them with newer systems.

For example, Germany is in the process of replacing its Marders with a new IFV called the Puma. Hence why they are willing to donate the Marders.

Similarly, the French last year were looking to update the Caesar platform. Instead of retrofitting the existing systems, they are now probably donating (most of) them to Ukraine and just ordering the upgraded version new.

As such, I wouldn’t expect any country to ask for its donated systems back. They will be worn out and already replaced. Doesn’t really make sense to keep a stockpile of worn and outdated stuff.

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Palmul t1_j6p9x1m wrote

Or as advertisement. In the case of the caesar, I seem to recall France getting 2 new deals on it a few months after sending the first batch to Ukraine.

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Hegario t1_j6pgt3s wrote

It's been a pretty good advertisement for sure.

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JimTheSaint t1_j6p3p76 wrote

No because it protects everything better in Ukraine anyway

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