KIEV, April 21 – The British-made Saxon armored personnel carriers (APCs), and the U.S.-made Humvee armored vehicles which will be used to strengthen the combat readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be retrofitted with tank weapons, Ukroboronprom State Concern announced.

Supplementary arms developed by Kiev-based Mayak plant, part of Ukroboronprom, for imported special-purpose vehicles, will be used to equip the Saxon APCs with three tank machine guns: two turret mounted KT-7.62mm-caliber guns and a versatile air-defense 12.7mm-caliber DShKM machine gun, according to the press service.