The Pentagon: The U.S. will start training the Ukrainian military on Patriot SAMs as early as next week
The other day, CNN stated that the U.S. will soon begin training the Ukrainian military on Patriot surface-to-air missile systems. This has now been confirmed by the Pentagon.
Here's What We Know
The training will begin next week. They will take place at the Fort Sill base in Oklahoma. In total, the U.S. plans to train 100 Ukrainian soldiers. By the way, Ukraine is to receive two batteries of Patriot SAMs. One will be handed over by the United States and the other by Germany. Deliveries should begin in late February or early March.
The Pentagon confirmed to Voice of America that the U.S. will train Ukrainian troops on Patriot systems at the Fort Sill base in Oklahoma City soon.It is expected that nearly 100 servicemen will undergo training. Earlier U.S. media reported that the training will begin next week. https://t.co/NM96dhxNvX
- Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) January 10, 2023
Flashback
Patriot is an American anti-aircraft missile system developed by Raytheon. It consists of an airborne interceptor missile and a high-performance radar system. The probability of hitting an aircraft is 0.8-0.9, a tactical missile is 0.6-0.8. The cost per missile is about $3 million.
Source: @OstapYarysh
