German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the delivery of another, the sixth IRIS-T SLM installation to Ukraine. UNN reports this with reference to the monitoring project of German Aid to Ukraine.
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At a briefing after the European Council in Brussels, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that, to his knowledge, another IRIS-T SLM unit had been delivered to Ukraine.
“Another IRIS-T system is being delivered, I believe today, and the Gepard SPAAG, which we continue to deliver along with all the ammunition that we have resumed production of,” Scholz said.
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During a briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on December 2 , Scholz said that Germany would provide Ukraine with a sixth IRIS-T system and launchers for Patriot and Gepard. In 2025, it will also supply air defense systems.
