The US State Department has approved the possible sale of up to 600 Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to NATO ally Germany for $5 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
“The proposed sale will improve Germany's ability to counter current and future threats and enhance the defense capabilities of its armed forces,” the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement.
Under NATO's new defense plans, Germany will have to quadruple its air defense to protect its infrastructure and armed forces in the event of serious tensions or war, a security source told Reuters last month.
According to Reuters, Germany had 36 Patriot air defense systems during the Cold War. Today, German troops have only nine systems, after the government in Berlin sent three systems to Ukraine.
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