Germany to transfer additional MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine
The German government is going to poison Ukraine with another Patriot SAM system.
Here's What We Know
This was announced by the Minister of defence of Germany Boris Pistorius. Deliveries of weapons should begin in the near future. The complex will be transferred from the reserves of the Bundeswehr. In addition to the surface-to-air missile system, Germany will also send Ukraine missiles for air defence systems. By the way, earlier Germany transferred two Patriot systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Deutschland wird der #Ukraine unverzüglich eine weitere Feuereinheit #PATRIOT übergeben, um russische Luftangriffe abzuwehren. Sie wird zusätzlich zu den bereits gelieferten und weiterhin geplanten #Luftverteidigungssystemenabgegeben. pic.twitter.com/1oULQYqSRd
- Verteidigungsministerium (@BMVg_Bundeswehr) April 13, 2024
Flashback
The MIM-104 Patriot is an air defence missile system developed by the American company Raytheon. It consists of an air interception missile and a high-performance radar system. The probability of hitting an aircraft is 0.8-0.9, while a tactical missile is 0.6-0.8. The cost of one missile is about $3 million.
Source: @BMVg_Bundeswehr.
