Germany Will Supply an Additional 64 Missiles For The Patriot System In Ukraine
Germany will soon supply an additional 64 missiles for the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said this on the second day of the NATO meeting in Brussels, as reported by European Pravda quoting ntv (16/6).
"This is a very important signal to support the continued successful efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to ensure air defense, especially now, in this phase of the war," Pistorius said.
Earlier on June 1, 2023, while arriving at the European Political Community summit in Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the formation of a “Coalition of Patriots”.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, supports the initiative presented by the President of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Raytheon Technologies, a manufacturer of Patriot air defense systems , has stated plans to significantly increase production and transfer additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.
German modified Patriot system
Regarding the Patriot Air Defense System Launcher , on May 15, Airspace Review reported that Germany had successfully fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE ( Missile Segment Enhancement ) Missile.
The missile launch test was carried out on May 11, 2023.
The missile was tested by being fired by the German Air Force in three operational flight tests against virtual ballistic missile targets.
This was to prove compatibility between the PAC-3 MSE and the German modified M903 Launch Station.
MBDA Deutschland partnered with Lockheed Martin to modify the Patriot system's launcher to fire the PAC-3 MSE Missile.
The test was a decisive final step before Lockheed Martin delivered its first MSE PAC-3 missile to Germany.
Towards the end of last year, Lockheed Martin set up a new facility in Arkansas for increased production of the PAC-3 missile.
It was then, in October 2022, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) stated that it had continued to increase the production volume of the PAC-3 MSE since the full rate production decision was reached in 2018.
Until October last year, the OEM stated that it had produced more than 300 UMK PAC-3 annually and was expected to increase to 500 UMK PAC-3.
The US and German governments reached an agreement in 2019 for the procurement of UMK PAC-3.
