From M113 to SISU: Norway Reveals List of Armored Vehicles Transferred to Ukraine in 2025

In 2025, the Norwegian government transferred 92 armored vehicles of various types and purposes to Ukraine.

This is indicated in a report on the export and import of conventional arms in accordance with the Arms Trade Treaty.

The aid package also included F-16 fighter jets and an unspecified number of 81-mm mortars.

The list of transferred equipment included:

• 20 M113 armored personnel carriers;
• 33 Iveco LMV armored vehicles;
• 3 NM189 Ingeniørpanservogn engineering armored vehicles;
• 18 XA-185 SISU armored personnel carriers;
• 12 NM204/M125A self-propelled mortar systems;
• 6 XA-186 SISU armored personnel carriers.

The M113 is an American tracked armored personnel carrier designed to transport personnel, evacuate the wounded, and perform combat support missions.

The Iveco LMV is an Italian light armored vehicle with protection against mines and ambushes, used for patrolling, transporting military personnel, and conducting reconnaissance.

NM189 Ingeniørpanservogn — a Norwegian armored engineering vehicle based on a tank chassis, designed to clear obstacles and support engineering units.

The NM189 is based on the chassis of the German Leopard 1 tank and is equipped with a crane boom, a dozer blade, and cable winches for preparing defensive positions, clearing roads, and creating passages through enemy engineering obstacles.

XA-185 SISU — a Finnish wheeled armored personnel carrier for transporting personnel, patrolling, and performing combat missions in challenging conditions.

XA-186 SISU — a modernized version of the Finnish armored personnel carrier with improved mobility characteristics and adaptability to various combat roles.

NM204/M125A — a self-propelled mortar system equipped with an 81-mm or 120-mm mortar for infantry fire support.

The system is based on the M113 armored personnel carrier, with a mortar barrel mounted in the fighting compartment on a special carriage featuring a rotating platform, aiming mechanisms, and sighting equipment.