War Zone: Ukraine will receive Patriot SAMs no sooner than in two months

The other day, the United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which included Patriot SAMs. Unfortunately, we should not expect delivery of the weapons in the near future.

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According to the publication War Zone, the US will need time to teach the Ukrainian military how to operate the anti-aircraft missile systems. Presumably the training program can take at least two months. That is, we should not wait for the Patriot in Ukraine until February.

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The MIM-104 Patriot is an American anti-aircraft missile system developed by the Raytheon company. It consists of an airborne interception missile and a high-performance radar system. The probability of hitting an airplane is 0.8-0.9, and the tactical missile 0.6-0.8. The cost of one missile is about $3 million. By the way, Ukraine will receive one battery of SAMs.

Source: War Zone