Germany to deliver five Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine “as soon as possible” with US support

[Starmix]

According to the report, Germany and the United States have reached an agreement on the supply of five Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Pistorius announced during the "Ramstein" meeting on July 21. “During my trip to Washington last week, I agreed with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Germany would contribute to the rapid provision of five much-needed Patriot systems,” Pistorius said as cited by the Ukrainian media. Pistorius added that Germany would work with its partners in the upcoming days “in a spirit of mutual trust” to finalize the details of the transfer. In his words, the systems should be deployed to the battlefield as soon as possible.

The report said that Germany will receive five new Patriot systems that were originally scheduled to be delivered to Switzerland in 2027–2028. It’s worth noting that there is a certain level of skepticism regarding the rapid deployment of the systems to Ukraine. Ukrainian Telegram channels have pointed to difficulties regarding the training of the Patriot crew, stressing that training a single crew of operators takes 2–3 months, and five crews have yet to be trained. The training process is further complicated by the fact that Germany currently has only one Patriot system allocated for training purposes. Therefore, the best solution would be to train multiple crews simultaneously, as was done in 2023 — with some undergoing training in Germany and others in the U.S.



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[magnus2022]

Russian-Ukraine war is becoming a serious problem to Europe and the rest of the world. The two countries should try as much as possible to reach a compromise. What's the benefit of killing and destroying lives!