Ukraine receives new IRIS-T air defense system from Germany - media
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine received the IRIS-T air defense system from Germany. In total, Berlin promised Ukraine nine IRIS-T SLMs and eleven IRIS-T SLSs, but manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the pace set by the conditions of war.
On Friday, May 24, Ukraine received another, the fourth, IRIS-T air defense system. This was reported by Spiegel and UNN , citing its own sources.
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The publication emphasizes that, taking into account this system, Ukraine already has four such medium-range systems and one short-range system in service .
In total, Germany has promised Ukraine nine IRIS-T SLMs and eleven IRIS-T SLSs. However, the problem is not only the production of the systems in the quantity that Ukraine needs, but also the production of interceptor missiles - the manufacturer cannot keep up with the pace set by the conditions of war.
Addendum
Earlier , German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jaeger said that another air defense system IRIS-T from Germany would arrive in Ukraine in May.
Recall
Germany has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which includes, among other things, 10 more Leopard tanks (jointly with Denmark), machine guns, artillery shells, rifles and drones.