 Sweden to supply Ukraine 10 Stridsvarn 122 tanks. Sweden will provide Ukraine with 10 Stridsvarn 122 main battle tanks as well as MIM-23 Hawk and Iris-T air defense systems. It should be noted that the Stridsvarn 122 is a Swedish version of the Leopard 2 tank family, which is a further development of the German-made Leopard 2A5 but fitted with a new fire control system and a new armor package, offering more protection against ballistic threats. In terms of combat vehicles, Sweden has already taken the decision to deliver Ukraine with 50 CV-90 tracked armoured infantry fighting vehicles and an undisclosed number of Archer 155mm truck-mounted self-propelled Howitzers. Stridsvarn 122 is a Swedish main battle tank based on the German Leopard 2A5 featuring improving components such as command and control systems, fire control systems as well as reinforced armor. The front of the hull as well as the turret are fitted with third generation of composite armor to increase protection against anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-propelled grenades. The armament of the Stridsvarn 122 includes one 120mm Rhine-Metal L44 smoothbore tank gun, one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and one 7.62mm machine gun mounted on the commander Kupala. The Hawk homing all the way killer, MIM-23 is an all-weather low-to-medium-altitude ground-to-air missile system developed and designed by the American defence company Raytheon. The Hawk semi-active radar-seeking medium range SAM system commenced development in 1952 with the US Army awarding a full-scale development contract to Raytheon for the missile in July 1954. The latest generation of Hawk missiles has an effective firing range of 45km and an altitude of up to 20,000m. The Iris T is a family of air defence missile systems developed by the German company Gdiel Defence using an advanced version of the Iris T, an air-to-air guided missile that entered into service with the German Air Force in December 2005.