100 Ukrainian servicemen will start learning to use Patriot SAMs this week

This week the Ukrainian military will start learning how to use Patriot surface-to-air missile systems.

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This was reported by Voice Of America journalist Ostap Yarysh on Twitter. 100 Ukrainian military have already arrived in Oklahoma, USA. The Pentagon specially created a compressed two-month training program for the AFU, although usually the course takes 6-12 months.

Flashback

The 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 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 two batteries of SAMs: one will be transferred by the USA, and the other by Germany.

Source: @OstapYarysh