“The Patriot Air Defense System, which Germany plans to pay for the transfer of Ukraine, is currently being finalized and will be ready no earlier than 6 months. Source: Bild, “European Truth” Details: The edition reminds that it was about Patriot, which was to receive Switzerland, but was moved in line for Ukraine.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Bild, “European Truth”
Details: The publication reminds that it is about Patriot, which was to receive Switzerland, but moved it in line for the sake of Ukraine. The cost of it will take over Germany.
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However, the publication states that this system is still finalized by the US defense contractor Raytheon and is expected to be ready no earlier than six to eight months.
According to Bild, in order to accelerate the supply of Ukraine, Germany considers the possibility of sending Patriot from its armed forces. The replacement will need to be ordered in Raytheon, and the delivery will take years.
The publication emphasizes that Germany lacks air defense.
At the beginning of the war, the Bundesver had 12 Patriot systems, three of which were transferred to Ukraine, two more systems are used in Poland to protect the airport in Rzeszow.
In addition, according to Bild, three systems are now updated by Germany’s armed forces, so they are not ready for use at this time, and at least one is needed for training.
Thus, a maximum of three units is currently available for German air defense. If another system is transferred to Ukraine, there will be two.
At the same time, the publication reminds that Germany is expecting Patriot supplies that the previous government has ordered. The first of them should be arrived at the end of 2026 and the rest by 2029.
We will remind, on July 14, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement between the United States and NATO, for which the supply of US weapons to Ukraine will be paid for by European allies.
Trump also announced the departure of additional Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.
At least for some of the US allies, Trump has been declared a plan to buy Europeans of US weapons for Ukraine, a surprise, uncertainty remains in the question of who will supply Patriot.