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According to the report, the US State Department has cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine covering sustainment and upgrades for the Patriot air defense system. Ukraine has requested a $105-million Patriot sustainment package that includes modernizing its M901 launchers to the newer M903 configuration, along with associated support and services.
The report stated that the M903 launcher will enable Ukraine to deploy newer Patriot interceptors, including the PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE, while retaining the ability to fire PAC-2 and GEM-T missiles that are also compatible with the older M901. This flexibility will allow Ukrainian operators to tailor loadouts to specific mission requirements, whether intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, or other aerial threats.
In addition, the M903 can carry up to four times the missiles of the M901’s four-round loadout, significantly enhancing the system’s interception capacity.
Ukraine has already fielded M903 launchers paired with PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
In addition, the proposed sale will improve Ukraine’s ability to meet current and future threats by further equipping it to conduct self-defense and regional security missions with a more robust local sustainment capability,” the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated.
Source: The Defense Post
The report stated that the M903 launcher will enable Ukraine to deploy newer Patriot interceptors, including the PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE, while retaining the ability to fire PAC-2 and GEM-T missiles that are also compatible with the older M901. This flexibility will allow Ukrainian operators to tailor loadouts to specific mission requirements, whether intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, or other aerial threats.
In addition, the M903 can carry up to four times the missiles of the M901’s four-round loadout, significantly enhancing the system’s interception capacity.
Ukraine has already fielded M903 launchers paired with PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
In addition, the proposed sale will improve Ukraine’s ability to meet current and future threats by further equipping it to conduct self-defense and regional security missions with a more robust local sustainment capability,” the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated.
Source: The Defense Post
